Code Treasure

Abstract

Code Treasure is a gamified educational platform available as a mobile application and a website, designed to make learning programming concepts more engaging and interactive for players. The platform combines learning with gameplay by presenting educational content in the form of levels, maps, and challenges, where players progress by answering questions and completing tasks in an entertaining environment. The system consists of two main user roles: Admin and Player. The admin is responsible for fully managing and supervising the platform. This includes creating and organizing levels, categories, questions, avatars, and tresures, as well as defining rewards such as coins for each level. The admin also manages in-game coin packages, avatars (free or paid), references for each category, announcements, and notifications. In addition, the admin dashboard provides comprehensive statistics and analytics, such as the number of players, levels, categories, questions, active users, online players, and most played levels. The admin can also monitor player feedback through comments, manage transactions generated from real payment operations, and control admin accounts. On the other hand, the player can explore levels displayed on an interactive map, answer questions, and complete levels to earn coins as rewards. Player performance is evaluated based on time, incorrect answers, and hint usage, while progress reflects the number of questions completed within each level. Coins earned by players can be used to purchase hints and avatars. Each avatar is associated with a specific tresure on the map, enhancing the sense of gameplay and immersion. Players can also rate levels, add comments, view other players’ profiles, and communicate with each other through a built-in chat feature. To enhance engagement, the platform includes an AI chatbot for assistance, a secure payment system for purchasing coin packages, password recovery functionality, and a welcoming onboarding experience that grants new players free coins to start playing. Through its interactive design and educational gameplay, Code Treasure aims to transform learning into an enjoyable and motivating experience, bridging the gap between education and entertainment.