To cast spells, the player must solve math problems correctly for the spell to work. Noot teaches them how to use magic to defeat the monster. On the way to the Academy, the wizard encounters a monster. A fairy named Noot wakes up the wizard and takes them out of their house, telling them that they have to go to the Academy, a school where wizards are trained to cast spells. The game initially starts with a short tutorial, where the wizard is shown sleeping in a house.

The player controls a wizard, which is the main protagonist of the game, in a place called Prodigy Island. Plot Initial tutorial screen of Prodigy Math Game The game borrows concepts from Pokémon and World of Warcraft. Prodigy Math integrates math exercises into its gameplay. The game uses a turn-based battle system. The game sells players items that they can use to customize their avatar, and has a 'paid premium' membership level.

Teachers can use the game to assign homework and monitor students. Mahimker and Peters initially focused on utilizing biometrics and facial recognition software to personalize the educational experiences of students, but they later abandoned the focus on hardware to focus more on the in-game software. Mahimker and Peters published Prodigy initially under the label of SmarTeacher, Inc. Mahimker sought to address, in part, what he saw as the lack of appeal of most educational software aimed at children. The game began development as a school project by University of Waterloo engineering students Rohan Mahimker and Alex Peters. To participate in these quests, players must correctly answer math problems to cast spells. These quests usually involve battling monsters in different areas of the in-game map. The player takes the role of a wizard, who, whilst undertaking quests to collect gems, must battle against the Puppet Master. Prodigy Math or Prodigy Math Game is an educational fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) released in 2011 by Prodigy Education. Prodigy has attracted criticism due to excessive in-game advertising for membership and the freemium aspects of their games. Although each game is standalone, both are accessible through a single Prodigy account. It is the developer of the 20 educational video games Prodigy Math, a roleplaying game where players solve math problems to participate in battles and cast spells, and Prodigy English, a sandbox game where players answer English questions to earn currency to gain items. Its co-CEOs and founders are Alex Peters and Rohan Mahimker. Prodigy Education, Inc., formerly Prodigy Game, is a Canadian educational technology company focused on game-based learning.

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