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The Luminous Planet In Trouble is the first part of the original programming methodology for early childhood education, developed by the LavaVision team. The applications included in the package are designed to introduce primary school pupils in grades 1-3 to selected programming concepts in an interesting and attractive format of games and activities. In addition, the activities proposed in the applications included in the Luminous Planet in Trouble can support the development of gross motor skills, visual perception, and logical and algorithmic thinking..

The applications included in this collection are designed to introduce school-age children to selected programming concepts in an interesting and attractive format of games and physical activities. The games illustrate: logical values – true or false, data sorting, data collection and organisation, information encryption, iterative loops, pattern recognition, conditional statements, communication, pair programming, code backup, specification, decomposition, sequence, instruction, algorithm, bug fixing, special characters, and searching a set according to a given criterion.

In addition, all games are based on exercises that stimulate cognitive functions, i.e. sight, hearing, movement, memory and can be a very attractive set of remedial exercises for school-age children.

The authors of the Luminous Planet In Trouble tried to respond to the developmental needs of early school-age children, focusing primarily on supporting motor and sensory skills during organised, safe games and activities.

The Luminous Planet in Trouble consists of sixteen richly illustrated applications based on games and logic puzzles. Each game begins with a short story about the Lumies, which explains the aim of the game to children and ends with a reward in the form of congratulations and applause. The applications have been designed to provide entertainment and exercise, which is a great way to diversify everyday activities, while offering a friendly way to learn basic programming concepts. The applications feature pleasant and subtle sound effects to make the time spent playing on the interactive floor even more enjoyable for children.

All applications included in the package are embedded in an interesting narrative. Lumies are small robots that communicate with each other using code from colourful LEDs. The flow of energy on their planet has been disrupted by the Draconids rain – a swarm of cosmic meteors. The applications contain various examples of how to help the Lumies restore communication, which is very important for the proper functioning of their planet. The applications from the Luminous Planet in Trouble feature graphics that were nominated in 2020 in the Polish Graphics Design Awards competition in the Motion graphics - Interactive animation category.