Refraction is one of the major games of my research lab, the Center for Game Science at the University of Washington. It’s a game that aims to help elementary school students learn about fractions, and answer interesting research questions about how this learning occurs. I’ve done a lot of work on the project, and it’s the primary platform for my current research.

The game recently won an award: The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize for the Best Work in the Primary School Category in the 38th NHK Japan Prize, 2011. It’s pretty awesome. A lot of people did a lot of work to make this game happen, so it’s exciting when something like this happens. You can check it out and play it on our website, or go play it on Kongregate.