Welcome to Babaoo
the neuroeducational video game to learn how to learn with fun
to make the most of their brains:
that's Babaoo!
The Great Distraction has upset everything in the Brain World
The Brain World was a beautiful and peaceful place. Its inhabitants lived in harmony until the arrival of the Great Distraction. The Distractors have invaded the world of the Babaoos and turned everything upside down. The inhabitants are no longer themselves. Nothing works anymore… And to top it all off, Attention has disappeared!
Join the adventure to help the Babaoos unravel the mysteries of the Brain World and restore balance.
Team up with the Babaoos
The Babaoos are your allies
You’ll meet 5 Babaoos on your journey. These new friends will be with you on all your adventures! Warm and peaceful, the Babaoos lived in harmony with the inhabitants of the Brain World. They keep the universe in balance and in good working order.
But since the Great Distraction, they don’t know where to turn! They need your help to repel the Distractors and help the Brain World’s inhabitants.
Develop your Babaoos’ superpowers
Each Babaoo is the protector of an Executive Function. See the little ball above his head? That’s her! Each Executive Function is unique and gives its Babaoo different cognitive powers.
The Babaoos teach you how to use the powers of the Executive Functions in the Game… and in real life. To restore the great balance, you’ll need the skills of all the Babaoos. Complete the challenges to gain experience and unlock new superpowers.
And in real life?
The Babaoos represent the 5 major executive functions of the brain: Inhibitory Control, Attention, Working Memory, Mental Flexibility and Planning. These brain skills enable us to control our thoughts, actions and emotions. They are engaged every time we learn something.
“Coming to school with a solid foundation of these executive functions is more important for children than knowing their letters and numbers“, reports Harvard University’s Center for Child Development.
Babaoo is designed to stimulate the 5 executive functions
As adventures unfold, players learn to use them to meet challenges and progress through the game. By multiplying examples of everyday situations that involve the executive functions, the game helps children learn to recognize them in real life.
Babaoo regularly invites children to get out of the game and carry out activities on their own, with family or friends. In this way, they learn to use the skills they’ve developed through play on a daily basis.
Explore the world of Babaoos in total freedom
A multitude of landscapes to discover
The Brain World is a colorful universe divided into 5 biomes. Snow-covered hills, mangrove swamps, fields of flowers… Your journey will take you through landscapes as mysterious as they are poetic.
Each biome is the territory of an executive function
With its wintry decor, the Inhibitory Control biome invites you to keep a cool head, while the exuberant nature of the Attention biome attracts the eye and seems to do everything to distract you…
Just as the executive functions interact with each other, the biomes form a coherent whole, through which you move freely.
Discovering the neural network
As you explore the biomes, you’ll realize that they’re made up of a multitude of tiny islands: neurons. Linked by bridges, they form a vast network that you can explore at your own pace.
Before the Great Distraction, each neuron fulfilled a function in the great balance. It’s up to you to find out what the Distractors have disrupted, so you can re-establish the right connections and regain harmony.
A universe of endearing creatures
Distractors have invaded neurons
Distractors have always existed in the Brain World
These irresponsible people love to make a mess wherever they go, and they’re all about having fun. Normally, Babaoos, Astrocytes and Distractors live in harmony. But since the Great Distraction, the balance has been upset.
It’s up to you to team up with the Babaoos to inhibit the Distractors and free the Astrocytes from their influence.
Distractors personify the distractions that disturb us in real life
Whether they come from our environment, our sensations, or our thoughts, distractions draw our attention and prevent us from staying focused.
They are not inherently bad. But we need to learn to identify them so we can channel them when necessary.
Babaoo is based on 3 game mechanisms: exploration, challenge, and confrontation
Explore the Brain World freely and accomplish extraordinary missions
Discover the Brain World and its dreamlike landscapes. You’ll lose yourself in the scenery and your imagination will roam free.
Little stories from the big story Babaoo, missions punctuate your journey. As you chat with the Astrocytes, you soon realize that there’s a lot going on with neurons. The astrolob match is about to start, but the coach has disappeared! Where did he go? And the concert… How are the musicians going to play if their instruments don’t turn up? After you’ve helped the band members prepare for their parade, you’ll have a moment to rescue those panicking Astrocytes.
Babaoo is a video game that leaves plenty of room for children’s imagination and creativity
Free exploration at their own pace helps build children self-confidence, while completing missions nurtures their sense of competence.
In addition to advancing the adventure, the missions have a metacognitive purpose: by achieving their objectives, players become aware of their own cognitive processes. They understand how the World-Brain – their brain – works.
Challenge yourself to gain experience
During your missions, you’ll sometimes be asked to help the Astrocytes with their daily tasks: feeding neurons, recycling waste, building houses, or repelling bacteria… There’s so much you can do on a neuron!
Repeat these mini-games as many times as you like to gain maximum experience. Challenge your Babaoos to progress and unlock all their superpowers!
The challenges stimulate the player’s executive functions and exercise his cognitive skills
In Babaoo, mistakes are always treated with kindness, allowing the player to progress. Instant feedback enables players to understand and learn from their mistakes.
By repeating and overcoming levels of difficulty one after the other, children reinforce their cognitive skills at the ideal pace: their own.
Fighting Distractors
The Distractors are driving the Astrocytes crazy! Team up with your Babaoos and engage in frenzied confrontations to defeat them.
United we stand, divided we fall! Combine the different powers of the Babaoos to fight your opponents.
But be careful! Some Distractors are tougher than others. Train your Babaoos to make them strong enough to beat them.
Frequently asked questions
Who can play the educational game Babaoo?
Babaoo is designed for children aged 7 to 11. They can play the game at home, at school or even in the office of a remedial professional (speech therapist, neuropsychologist, etc.).
To get the most out of the Babaoo adventure, players should be able to read. Babaoo is an adventure game based on written content: dialogues between the characters, collectable cards that provide information about the brain and how it works, interfaces with written text, etc.
However, all dialogue text is also voice dubbed, making Babaoo easier to use, especially for young readers.
What does the free version of the game offer?
The free version of Babaoo gives access to Babaoo’s 2 game modes, for 1 player profile:
- Exploration mode: this is Babaoo’s standard “adventure” mode. This mode currently gives access to the exploration of 3 Neurons, or several hours of gameplay.
- Challenge mode: This is Babaoo’s special ‘training’ mode. It gives you direct access to all the mini-games of the Exploration mode, so you can practise and perfect your skills.
This version, available free of charge for a limited period, is a provisional version of the game. It will be completely replaced by a definitive version, which will go online and be available by subscription in the coming weeks.
How to play Babaoo
- The Babaoo educational app is available on the stores (Apple Store and Google Play).
- On tablet or smartphone.
- To play, you must be connected to the Internet.
Is my child safe when playing Babaoo?
The answer is YES!!!🥰
- The Babaoo educational game app contains no advertising.
- Babaoo is a closed, single-player video game. This means that your child is not exposed to other people while playing.
- Babaoo does not contain violence or profanity.
- Babaoo complies with current RGPD regulations.
How much does the Babaoo educational app cost?
The Babaoo educational video game is available free of charge for a limited period.
Once commercialised, the application will be available by taking out a subscription.
Who's behind Babaoo?
Babaoo is a team of 30 professionals in the field from cross-disciplinary fields:
– Neuroscience – Cognitive psychology – Pedagogy and teaching – Remediation – Video games – Graphic art – IT development –
To find out more, check out the team presentation.
How can you get involved in designing the Babaoo educational video game?
Thank you for helping us develop Babaoo! Want to share an idea for improvement with us? Go directly to a dedicated form on the Babaoo application homepage, or fill in the contact form. All your suggestions will be carefully read and taken into account by our Design team.
Do I need to create an account to play Babaoo?
It’s not compulsory to create a Babaoo account to play. Nevertheless, we highly recommend it to benefit from individualised support and to be able to receive neuroeducational content by email. 💌
Do I need to be connected to the internet to play Babaoo?
Yes, it is preferable to be permanently connected in the free version. After that, you’ll only need to be connected when you launch the game and save your progress level.
How many player profiles can I create on the app?
For the moment, the free version of the educational video game Babaoo allows you to create a single player profile.
I've forgotten my password
Contact us at contact@babaoo.com to have your password reset.
How do I delete my account?
In the free version, you can play Babaoo with or without an account. In both cases, your data will be saved so that you can keep track of how far you’ve progressed in the game. This backup is temporary and only for this version.
At the end of this temporary version, all accounts and backups will be deleted.
If you wish to delete your account before the end of the free version, here is the procedure:
- Click on the “Delete account” button, which can be accessed either via the game’s launch screen or via the dashboard.
- Fill in your “adult” pin code.
- Click on the “Delete” button, then on “Confirm deletion”.
- A confirmation message appears and you return to the initial Login screen.
I've encountered a bug...
Thank you for helping us improve Babaoo!To report a bug, you can access the dedicated form directly from the Babaoo educational app homepage.
Are you stuck in the game?
If you get stuck, close the Babaoo application, then relaunch it.
If the bug persists perform the following actions:
- Press the “Options” button from the first screen of the game, or the gear icon, from the Logbook.
- In the Options menu, press the “Reset Game” button.
This action clears your progress in the game to allow you to start again at the beginning.
In the "Jump-Neuro" mini-game, I can't seem to glide properly over the blue Neurotransmitters
- Touch a blue Neurotransmitter to jump on it.
- Then rest your finger on your character and drag it along the blue Neurotransmitter.
- Just before you reach the end of the blue Neurotransmitter, jump onto the next one.
I'd like to test Babaoo with my pupils or the children I'm tutoring
Would you like to test the Babaoo educational video game in a school or practice? Or find out how Babaoo can be used in a school setting or with children with a learning disability? Contact us.
Your request will be carefully read and considered by our Marketing team, who will get back to you as soon as possible.
I'm a teacher and I'd like to use Babaoo in the classroom, is that possible?
The free version gives you access to the beginning of the Babaoo adventure. You can therefore, as a teacher, download this version and test it.
The free version allows you to create 1 player profile only. Also, it is not currently possible to create a Babaoo profile for each of your students.
To be kept informed of the release date of the definitive version of Babaoo, which will allow you to use Babaoo in class with all your pupils (with 1 profile per pupil), sign up for the Newsletter Babaoo 💌.
I can't find an answer to my question
Whatever your question, we’ll be happy to answer it! Simply write to us at contact@babaoo.com.
See you soon!