Program-Ace

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a representative of the Doctrina IT School in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Our company provides educational courses in programming, design, and photography to both kids and adults.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Program-Ace?

Our company was in need of a reliable partner for developing an educational game based on our proprietary animation franchise. Program-Ace suited us because their team featured not only programmers, but also skilled artists and animators capable of working with 3D graphics. We developed a cross-platform application with Unity which was available for Android and iOS and consisted of a casual game with levels of varying difficulty. This application is currently being used internally at Doctrina.

What were your goals for this project?

The project aimed to teach children and young adults the basics of general programming, Unity development, and design.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We took our idea to multiple service companies that were well-known on the market of educational games and featuring other education-centered projects in their portfolio. Program-Ace was among these companies. Program-Ace demonstrated an impressive result in a test task, so we entrusted them to deliver a small increment of the project. Once again, they produced satisfying results, and we assigned the entire development process to them.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The game involves an experience where the user travels between several thematic rooms representing various skills that they will need in their education at Doctrina IT School courses. Each room features an individual set of levels, along with unique gameplay and game mechanics. The Program-Ace team created the user interface, art, and character 3D models from scratch, relying only on provided reference materials. They were also fully responsible for implementing game mechanics. We worked closely with analysts from Program-Ace in testing the game and the balance of level difficulty in particular.

What was the team composition?

The development process involved a team that included 3 mobile developers, two 3D artists, as well as one UI/UX designer, Project Manager, QA engineer, and business analyst

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

Launching this application allowed us to increase our students’ engagement in the learning process. It also became easier for us to analyze students’ progress and identify issues in our learning programs.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

adapt very well to our different needs effectively manage different timezones We are very satisfied with the quality of project management provided by Program-Ace. They were quite flexible and adapted to our changing needs. We did not encounter any time-related issues and our communication was always effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Program-Ace demonstrated a deep and nuanced understanding of educational mobile app development. This was evident not only in the design and graphics of the final product, but also in the way that the game logic was built, how the story was presented, and how characters evolved.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We did not encounter any notable issues with the development process. We are quite happy with the final product and would wholeheartedly recommend Program-Ace as a company to cooperate with