Play,
Learn.
We build immersive, academically rigorous video games that transform how students learn in higher education.
Why Our Games Work
Our games are designed around 3 pillars that boost student engagement and improve learning outcomes.
Story-Driven
People have learned through stories for centuries. Our games turn course material into engaging narratives that help knowledge stick.
Application-Based
Our games place students in immersive, real-world scenarios where they don't just memorize, they apply concepts to solve meaningful problems.
Interactive
Students learn by doing: exploring, making choices, and seeing consequences in real time. They learn actively instead of passively.
3 offerings, 1 learning mission
From classrooms to research, our digital solutions transform how students learn and engage with content.
Heliconia Bloom™
Defining the future of education through play
The Curator's Legacy
Make students fall in love with biology
A narrative-driven video game for first year biology undergraduate courses. Students apply course concepts from the major kingdoms of life to progress through branching storylines. Deployed at the University of Toronto in the "Diversity of Organisms" course.
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EcoSwipe
Bring the magic of plants to life
A strategy game where students balance an ecosystem's resources using core concepts from plant physiology and morphology. Built around the University of Toronto's "Introductory Plant Morphology and Physiology" course.
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Want to engage your students?
We design and develop educational games mapped to your specific learning objectives. If it can be taught, it can be played.
Let's talk about your gameHeliconia Lens™
Catering educational content to student needs
Colibri
Turn student gameplay into actionable insights
Colibri captures engagement, progress, and performance insights across learning tools. Presented intuitively in dashboards, this web application helps you drive student learning by catering content to their needs.
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Heliconia Terra™
Bringing static figures to life
Hummingbird Foraging Simulator
Experience what textbooks can only describe
Explore how hummingbirds optimize foraging strategies through a hands-on 3D simulation. Adjust parameters and watch behaviors shift while nectar levels fluctuate in real time.
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Academic & Industry Background
Led by an award-winning biology PhD candidate and a game developer behind titles like Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed, and Rainbow Six. At Heliconia Interactive we combine academic expertise with industry-grade production to deliver content that institutions can trust and students actually enjoy.
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