Bridging the Language Gap-Bachpana

Abstract

Bachpana - Bridging the Language is a tool with bilingual support for language with its content being derived from local resources for purposes of providing a digitized primary educational content delivery system.

The project targets the ever increasing gap in education created due to outdated teaching methods, severe lack of digitization in classrooms and above all the disarray that is born because of inadequacy of centralization for a medium of instruction.

It is one of this project prides to let itself be known to be aligned with goals put forward in the Millennium Development Goals for universal primary education to all. Rising to meet this challenge for at least Pakistan who has long been plundered by absence of importance for education.

To build upon the promised tantalizing experience, modern tools such as Unity3D/2D, Maya, Adobe Photoshop and MEAN stack have been used to create the product.

The basic idea is gamify present school content to bring an innovative twist on learning. The content delivery hopes to bridge the gap created because of inconsistency of standardization over medium of instruction. The scope of this tool to grant 2D/3D animated videos delivering curriculum in bilingual support to help familiarize concepts over both languages so that MOI no longer remains an issue.

These exercises are created using the aforementioned tools. The game is made using Unity 3D/2D where C-sharp and JavaScript is used. The assets are developed using either Unity or Maya. Template design, game design, character art, background are made using Adobe Photoshop.

Currently the expansion to web and android is underway. However, efforts on the desktop end have been started. The curriculum scope currently serves 3rd Grade mathematics. However, the project was built while keeping scalability a priority. Current efforts are being directed at possible deployments in schools.

The purpose of this document is to serve as the Final Report for the Final Year Project (May 2017 – May 2018) for completion requirement for Bachelors of Engineering from SEECS, NUST. This report is to serve as a detailed explanation of this project’s bearings and its results.