Triseum has raised $1.43 million to create better game-based learning systems for students. And today marks the launch of its first educational game, ARTé: Mecenas, which teaches students how to appreciate art and the business of art during the Renaissance. After that, Triseum will launch a calculus game for math students.
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The Bryan, Texas-based company is the latest among many game companies and education firms to try their hand at creating “edutainment,” or educational games that are good for children. The company hopes to avoid the mistake of making “chocolate-covered broccoli,” said André Thomas, CEO of Triseum, in an interview with GamesBeat. But if it works, the opportunity could be big, as one study back in 2013 estimated that the market could grow from $1.8 billion worldwide in 2013 to more than $2.4 billion by 2018.
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