Project Title: Space Challenge: Interactive Teaching Tool

Project No.: 1000018880

Scientific Project Leader at VUAS: Linda Gulbe-Viļuma

Project Implementation Period: 02.07.2018 – 02.09.2020

Project Objective:
To provide students with basic knowledge about space and the space industry in an engaging way – using game-based tools and technologies.

Project Activities and Benefits:

1. Preparation of accurate scientific content on the fundamentals of space and the space industry to be included in the application in text and multimedia formats;
2. Development of a space-themed application for tablets that includes various tasks and makes learning about space and the space industry more fun, easier to understand, and more motivating;
3. Deployment and implementation of the application, including the training of at least 2,000 students using this innovative game-based tool to ensure that as many students as possible in Latvia are educated about space and the space industry.

Project Funding: EUR 50,000

Project Implemented by: Ventspils High Technology Park Foundation in cooperation with Ventspils University of Applied Sciences and SIA "Aspired"