Learning Factory News

What skills did you apply in real life after learning that in the video game? What can you learn after playing The Sims?

Well, if you have 17 minutes to spare, this is what we're talking about in our latest episode of Learning Factory EDU, a special version of our game that aims to teach XXI century skills to middle-schoolers!

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In case you prefer listening to watching, here's where! And in any case, don't hesitate to get hyped about Learning Factory EDU, which is coming out FREE in just a couple of months! Let's bring fun back to education!


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Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

Inventing the magnificent Babel Fish Chip allowed human beings communicate with their furry feline companions.

But what about cat thoughts?

Finding the way to this mysterious domain could be crucial to deeper understanding the nature of cats. And a breakthrough might just be around the corner! Today, KOTOVOD Administration has launched the experimental mind-reading field, that allows literally read feline minds!



(The design of the device has been safety-tested many times and is considered 100% safe, for cats, at least)

The field is operating at a very low altitude, so engineers need to zoom their cameras in in order to be able to read cat thoughts.

Naturally, privacy security comes first, which is why mind reading field is only capable of reading only silly gibberish that randomly fleshes through cats' superior consciousness.

Glory to science! Great discoveries await!

[h2]Version 0.9.30 Released[/h2]

• Random cat thoughts are now visible when zooming in the camera
  
• Animated Transporter Assembler
  
• The Factory can now be named, the Stores can be renamed
  
• Performance optimization
  
• Bug fixes
  

[h2]How to Get More Involved[/h2]

Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

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If you're still wondering about what Learning Factory EDU is, it's very simple: this is a lightweight version of Learning Factory, adimed to teach the basics of scientific method for middle school children and their educators.

It will have 10 lessons, it will be out by the beginning of the fall and it will be totally free, thanks to the effort of Games for Change non-profit organization!

In this week's edition of LF EDU Dev Diaries we're talking with Kate, our learning materials designer, who sheds fome light on the actual learning part behind Learning Factory :)

A scientific fact: #LearningFactoryEDU dev diaries lasts just enough to keep you entertained while you're preparing that delicious snack for your cat! Check it out for yourself.

And if you prefer listening to watching, you can find the audio version here!

Let us know what you think and if you happen to be and educator interested in game based learning, contact us at [email protected], because we want show you the game as early as possible, get your feedback and include you in the credits!


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Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

Science is glorious! Things that were considered sorcery or plain miracles a couple of decades ago, are now applied everywhere!

But the science needs to be put to service of greater goals. Such as, for example - making Mars a thriving paradise for cats (and maybe humans, occasionally).

This is why Dr. Katz has introduced the access to time-bending techonlogies for all the engineers. Using the breakthrough feature our R&D Dept elegantly refers to as 'Pause' stops all the processes on the factory momentarily, while still allowing engineers to run around, collect resources, craft, build, rebuild and optimize!

It is important to underline, that working while time stopped is not considered overtime work and therefore is not additionally compencated. Not like engineers' work was compencated in the first place.

But KOTOVOD administration takes great care in their workers' efficiency, which is why it has also introduce Transporter Assemblers, which allows humans to spend less time on constructing those belts and more time on actual work, which is, as usual, pleasing cats.

Science be praised! Glory to KOTOVOD!

[h2]Version 0.9.29 Released[/h2]

• Game pause (finally!): stops all the processes on the factory, but allows you to move around, place and remove buildings and generally be the god of time bending;
  
• New building: Transporter Assembler. The machine for making machines! One step closer to reaching Singularity;
  
• New machinery: Cat Manipulator and Long Cat Manipulator - like a manipulator, but for cats. Like a Cat Splitter, but it's a manipulator;
  
• New cat outfits;
  
• Updated tiles for ground and the ocean;
  
• Lots of interface updates;
  
• Research Tree slightly re-balanced;
  
• In-game tasks slightly rebalanced;
  
• Performance optimization
  
• Bug fixes
  

[h2]Another Live-Stream This Friday[/h2]
We know it's a bit early, but since we've released a bunch of new features, we wanted to showcase and discuss them with you! That said, swing by our Twitch, YouTube or this very Steam page tomorrow, when we'll be live streaming Learning Factory!

[h3]This Friday, July 2, 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CET![/h3]
See you tomorrow!



[h2]How to Get More Involved[/h2]

Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!

Cats are truly mysterious creatures!

Thousands of years side by side with humans. Learning how to understand each other. Bringing Mars to life, side by side. And yet, we still know so little about them!

How do you like to call your cat companion? Mr Whiskers? Fluffytoes?

It has recently been discovered, that pre-historic cats (the ones allegedly came from Mars hundreds of thousands years ago), whose traces are now being discovered at various locations on Earth, have not been using names in a sense that we understand them. Instead, it is now believed that they were communicating telepathically within a shared mental field, every member of which was recognized by a unique pattern, assigned to each member of the field by their origin, fur color, style of napping and their taste for different kinds of snacks.

How would these names sound, were they translated into symbols recognized by humans? Well, apparently, before the invention of the Babyl Fish Chip, cats were trying to spell out their names while walking on human desktop keyboards. So if you've ever seen your cat 'accidentally' typing something like 'HGYUj767567uyhvcxdfguhij', then perhaps your furry friends were merely trying to properly introduce themselves.

In the light of this new discovery, more and more cats are starting to refer their names as 'human tags', taking pride in their relation to their legendary ancestors. They still feel fine about us continuing to use them. So don't worry, just keep that food bowl full, silly human!

[h2]Version 0.9.28 Released[/h2]

• You can now rename your cat researchers
  
• New cat researchers
  
• New accessories for cat researchers
  
• Performance optimization
  
• Bug fixes
  

[h2]Live-stream Today![/h2]
If you want to see the latest update in action, and/or share you thoughts about it, and/or ask any questions - feel free to join our bi-monthly live-stream this Friday, Jun 25!

You can watch it on the Steam page, or head to Twitch or YouTube, we'll be monitoring all 3 chat rooms. So,

[h3]This Friday, June 25, 8am PST / 11am EST / 5pm CET![/h3]


[h2]How to Get More Involved[/h2]

Going to Early Access is but the first step to glory (and eternal cat happiness). Wanna be part of what happens next? Head to this blog post and learn how to help make the game even more awesome!