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Arcade Tutorial

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Love games? Ready to make learning fun?

Introducing Arcade - the ultimate way to turn your study materials into exciting, interactive games!

How to use the Arcade feature

  1. In the lefthand sidebar, open Practice and choose Arcade.
  1. You'll land on the Arcade list: your own games under My Games, or community games under Explore (sort by Similar, Latest, or Popular). Each card shows the game type, creator, and play count.
Arcade List page in the Physics set, headed Turn your files into Games. The Explore tab is selected next to My Games, the sort control offers Similar, Latest and Popular with Similar selected, a Search field sits to its right, and a Create Game button is at the top right. Game cards below include Subway Run Quiz, City Run, 11330 plays; Lawful Leaps, Platform Jump, 4214 plays; WWII Quiz Aces, Rocket Defender, 3722 plays; and Biology Run Quiz, City Run, 2562 plays.
Arcade List, Explore tab with Similar sort selected. Each game card lists its game type and play count.

Creating a Game

  1. Click + Create Game. Choose how to build it: Create from Materials, Create from Topic, or Create from Flashcards.
Create a Game modal at Step 1 of 4, headed How would you like to create your game? Three option cards are shown: Create from Materials, Create from Topic and Create from Flashcards. An Exit button sits at the top right.
Create a Game, Step 1 of 4. The reader picks Create from Materials, Create from Topic, or Create from Flashcards.
  1. If creating from a topic, type in what you want to learn about. If creating from materials or flashcards, pick from what's already in the Study Set.
  2. Next, select a game type. There are now 8 to choose from: Match Game, City Run, Rocket Defender, Platform Jump, Track Race, Jetpack Quiz, Cloud Bridge, and Quiz With Friends (multiplayer).
Create a Game modal at Step 3 of 4, headed Select a Game. The scrollable grid shows six game type cards: Match Game, City Run, Rocket Defender, Platform Jump, Track Race marked MP, and Jetpack Quiz, with further cards cut off below. Back and Next buttons sit at the bottom, and the preview panel at the right reads Select a Game.
Create a Game, Step 3 of 4: Select a Game. The reader picks a game type card, then clicks Next.
  1. Optionally give your game a name and a style (for example "Retro 80s," "Neon Cyberpunk," "Space Adventure" — anything you can think of). A live preview card updates as you type.
  2. Click Create a Game.
Create a Game modal at Step 4 of 4, headed Game Details. Game Name (Optional) contains Newton's Laws Defenders. Game Style (Optional) is empty and shows the placeholder e.g., 'Retro 80s', 'Neon Cyberpunk', 'Space Adventure'. The preview card at the right reads Newton's Laws Defenders, Rocket Defender, Status Ready to Create. Back and Create a Game buttons sit at the bottom.
Create a Game, Step 4 of 4: Game Details. The reader enters a Game Name and Game Style, then clicks Create a Game.
  1. Once your game finishes generating, click Play Game. You'll see brief instructions for the selected game type — click Start Game when ready.
WWII Quiz Aces instruction screen, reached from the Arcade breadcrumb. The instructions read: control your ship with LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys, shoot with SPACEBAR or mouse click, each wave has 4 alien answers, shoot only the incorrect answers, and you have 3 lives. A Start Game button sits below. The status bar shows Score 0, Wave 1 and Lives with three markers, and Share and High Scores buttons are at the top right.
WWII Quiz Aces, instructions before play. The reader reads the controls and rules, then clicks Start Game.
  1. Enjoy the game while you learn!
WWII Quiz Aces gameplay. The banner reads When did WWII begin? with the line Shoot ALL incorrect answers. Do NOT shoot the correct one! Four answer planes carry the labels 1938, 1940, 1941 and 1939, and the player plane sits at the bottom. The status bar shows Score 0, Wave 1 and Lives with three markers.
WWII Quiz Aces, Wave 1 in play. The reader shoots the answer planes that are wrong for the question When did WWII begin?
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