Visang Education Launches 'Gongbulyuk Monster', a Learning App Combining Study and Games

Visang Education's game-based learning application linked with 'Wanja Study Skills,' called 'Study Skills Monster.'

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Visang Education, a publisher of government- and prosecution-approved textbooks, announced on the 31st that it has launched a game-based learning application called 'Gongbulyuk Monster' linked to the elementary self-development book 'Wanja Gongbulyuk'.

Gongbulyuk Monster is an app that allows users to review various types of problems through games based on the content learned from 'Wanja Gongbulyuk'. It features not only enhancing learning immersion and motivation through edutech but also encouraging self-directed learning. In particular, it provides an intuitive and user-friendly UX/UI (user experience/interface).

Gongbulyuk Monster contains problems equivalent to 70 textbooks based on the entire curriculum of Wanja Gongbulyuk, including ▲writing skills ▲vocabulary ▲reading comprehension ▲calculation skills. Learners can study with the Wanja Gongbulyuk textbooks and then thoroughly check their learning through game missions in the app.

When learners complete the given problem-solving missions, they receive diamonds, which can be used to purchase over 140 types of characters and game items. Wanja Gongbulyuk explained that this reward system naturally motivates users to engage in learning.

According to cumulative usage data collected during the first week after the launch of Gongbulyuk Monster, the top 500 active users solved as many as 130,000 problems, indicating its popularity. Gongbulyuk Monster is available for free download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Guse Na, head of Visang Education’s Gongbulyuk business, said, "Inspired by the strong motivational effect of games, we introduced Gongbulyuk Monster to help students learn independently." He added, "We will continue to enhance the UX/UI of Gongbulyuk Monster to maximize the synergy between books and edutech."

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