Push or Pull: Simple Machine Manipulative

🌀 Roll into a world where physics feels like play.

Control a lone wheel — a simple machine with big potential — as you navigate through clever puzzles that react to real-world forces. Push, pull, resist, accelerate… and discover the laws of motion not through lectures, but through action.

Guided by a charismatic Irish narrator full of sass and wisdom, you’re not a student — you’re an apprentice on a journey to master unseen forces.

This isn’t a lesson. It’s an initiation.

This was made as a manipulative for my Special Education Assignment. I had an awesome time working on this and refining it as well. Any feedback to improve it is greatly appreciated as well!

🎮 Gameplay Vibes:

• Physics-based puzzle-platforming

• Minimalist but immersive

• Neurodivergent-friendly design

• Hidden learning built into fun mechanics

• Narrative with wit, charm, and subtle guidance

✅ What’s In Now:

• Version 0.3.10.3 (WebGL Demo)

• Physics-based rolling + push/pull interaction

• Smart, zone-triggered narration

• Mobile-friendly layout & controls

• Visual simplicity that keeps focus where it matters

🛠 Coming Soon:

• Chapter Expansions

• Game Menus (Pause, Main, Audio)

• Background Music Integration

• Enhanced mobile UX polish

• Deeper narrator scripting & challenge arcs

• Future plans for localization, starting with Spanish (timeline to be announced)

📚 Educator’s Note:

While Push or Pull: The Laws at Play is designed to feel like a game first, it’s grounded in real-world physics and built in alignment with Jamaica’s National Standards Curriculum (Grades 4–6). It’s meant to help players—young or old—develop an intuitive grasp of motion, force, and simple machines by interacting, not memorizing.

The game was originally developed as a teaching manipulative for the classroom, but has grown into something much larger: a platformer that bridges learning with fun in a way that doesn’t talk down to its players.

Whether you're an educator, parent, or just someone who wishes physics had made more sense back in school—this game might be exactly what you didn’t know you needed.

💬 Interested in using this for your class or learning space?
Reach out at cleowillo@gmail.com — let’s chat.

♿ Accessibility & Inclusive Design:

This game is crafted with accessibility in mind. From its clean, minimalist visuals to its calm pacing and voice-led guidance, Push or Pull considers players with ADHD, specific learning differences, and mild intellectual disabilities.

It avoids overstimulation and clutter, offering an experience that is challenging yet comfortable—inviting all players to learn through motion, curiosity, and fun.