Memory Lab

Something happened. Can you rebuild it?

Memory Lab is a short learning game about recount writing. A recount tells what happened, in the order it happened, so someone who wasn't there can follow it.

How it plays

1. Watch a silent story about Pip, a frog in a yellow raincoat, and a paper boat in the monsoon.
2. The memory scrambles. Put the moments back in order. A wrong guess replays the moment. There is no red X.
3. Match the time words: First, Next, Then, Finally.
4. Say the story out loud. Then write it one sentence at a time. Choose the word that helps the reader see the moment. Add how Pip felt.
5. Watch the memory come back clear.
6. Choose a memory of your own and use the same four steps.

Controls

• Click, or press the right arrow, to move on.
• Left arrow goes back. P pauses. H hides the controls. ? shows the keys.
• Sound is made in your browser. M mutes it.
• Works offline once it has loaded. No account, no ads, no tracking.

Built for

Early writers (about ages 6 to 8). Also teachers and designers who want to see how a learning game can work.

Credits

Designed and built by Tanvi Vartak. MS, Games for Learning, NYU Steinhardt. All art, animation and sound are made in code. No external files