STEM
MathLore
Ethnomathematics adventure traveling through world civilizations — Babylonian base-60, Mayan vigesimal, Islamic geometric art, Indian zero/algebra, African fractal geometry, Inca quipu, Japanese origami geometry. Culturally responsive math education.
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#29B6F6 MathLore is an RPG adventure through the history of mathematics! Travel through time to meet famous mathematicians like Euclid, Hypatia, and Ramanujan. Solve the same problems they worked on -- from Babylonian base-60 counting to ancient Chinese puzzles. Every era brings new math and new stories.
Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
MathLore's 5-character meta-cast embodies the math-as-story primitives that recur across every civilization — counting-as-first-story (Heap), pattern-as-discovery (Spire), proof-as-shared-knowledge (Vouch), math-as-cultural-context (Home), cultural-transmission (Carry). Lore (top-tier listener-narrator; DUAL-RESOLVE rename from code-side 'Narrator' + site placeholder 'Glyph' which collided HARD with LinguaQuest Wave 5 cast Glyph) introduces the meta-cast across eras. UNIQUE three-tier voice architecture preserved: Lore = meta-framing (FoundationModels) / Historical mathematician NPCs (Hypatia / Brahmagupta / al-Khwārizmī / Ramanujan / etc.) = per-era voice (@Generable preserved) / Meta-cast = static-catchphrase pattern-bearers. CRITICAL cultural-representation gate enforced: cast names abstract; no real-mathematician mascotization; no specific-culture mascotization; abstract-geometric Home patches; collage-of-evidence Heap vest. External \$500-\$1000 multi-cultural-mathematics + ethnomathematics-pedagogy reviewer STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for kits 7+9+10+11+12.
Heap
Counting-as-first-story — every people figured out their own way to count
Spire
Pattern-as-discovery — patterns are everywhere when you slow down enough to see them
Vouch
Proof-as-shared-knowledge — show me why; if your why holds up, I'll build on it
Home
Math-as-cultural-context — this idea was born somewhere, for someone, with reasons
Carry
Cultural-transmission — the idea traveled; every place it visited, it grew
What's inside
Era Exploration
Walk through beautifully designed historical scenes. Visit ancient libraries, medieval workshops, and Renaissance studios. Each era looks and feels different fr
Mathematician Encounters
Meet famous mathematicians as NPC characters who talk to you about their discoveries. They will challenge you with adapted versions of their greatest problems.
Problem Solving
Solve math problems that are connected to real history. The problems start simple and get harder as you advance. When you are stuck, the AI mentor asks helpful
Discovery Journal
Every math concept you learn gets recorded in your personal journal. See how ideas from one era connect to another -- the math you learn from ancient Egypt show
Mentored by Lore — on-device AI, no data leaves the device.
How MathLore handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
MathLore runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
MathLore is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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