Calm Your Farm

Making Farm Safety Learning Fun, Interactive & Memorable‍

Calm Your Farm is an award-winning educational game developed to help children build practical farm safety knowledge through engaging, interactive gameplay.

Rather than relying on traditional quizzes or classroom worksheets, the game places students inside a range of familiar farm environments where they identify hazards, make decisions and learn through direct interaction.

Designed as a cross-platform experience across web and mobile devices, Calm Your Farm transforms important safety education into an experience that children can actively explore and enjoy that elevates the classroom learning experience.

Co-Designed With Australian Children

Calm Your Farm was not simply designed for children; it was also designed with them.

The project used a co-design process involving Australian children, educators, researchers and farm safety experts. Students helped shape the learning experience by contributing ideas for the topics covered within the modules and even selecting the name Calm Your Farm.

This collaborative approach helped ensure the game was relevant, understandable and engaging for its intended audience.

By involving children directly in the design process, the project was able to better reflect how young people think, learn and interact with digital content.
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Designed For the Australian Curriculum

Mode Games worked alongside UNSW and many other educational experts to develop the game around Australian Curriculum requirements and classroom learning outcomes.

The game is divided into lesson modules covering common farm environments, hazards and safety situations. This allows teachers to incorporate the game into existing classroom activities while supporting structured learning outcomes.

The modules cover safety in locations and situations including:

• Farm vehicles and machinery
• Workshops and equipment
• Paddocks and outdoor environments
• Dams, waterways and other water locations
• Common farm hazards
• Safe behaviour and decision-making

Each module introduces students to realistic safety situations while presenting the content in a format that is suitable for younger learners.

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Learning Through Interaction

Calm Your Farm was designed to be more than a digital quiz.

The game uses a range of interactive activities that encourage children to explore, identify hazards, solve problems and make safe choices. Students actively participate in each lesson through a range of interaction modes than simply reading information and selecting an answer.

This interactive approach helps make the learning experience more enjoyable while reinforcing important safety messages through participation and repetition.

By presenting learning through gameplay, the experience encourages curiosity and helps students remain focused for longer than they may with a traditional worksheet or presentation.
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Accessible for Children With Lower Literacy Levels

Accessibility was an important part of the game's design.

All instructional text and learning content is supported by professional Australian voice-over narration. This allows children with lower literacy levels to understand and complete the lessons without needing to rely entirely on written instructions.

The narration also supports younger students and allows children to progress through the learning experience more independently.

Using Australian accent voices helped the content feel familiar and appropriate for the game's audience while ensuring instructions and safety messages are delivered clearly.

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Clean and Simple Educational Design

The game's visual style was intentionally kept clean, colourful and simple.

Important objects, hazards and interactions are clearly presented so that students can concentrate on the learning activity without becoming distracted by unnecessary visual detail or complicated controls.

The user interface was designed to be straightforward for children to navigate, helping teachers introduce the game with minimal instruction.

This clear presentation supports the educational goals of the project while creating an experience that remains approachable and enjoyable.

Encouraging Replay and Achievement

Students are encouraged to replay lesson modules to improve their results and reinforce their understanding of the safety content.

At the completion of a lesson, players can achieve different performance levels and download personalised Silver or Gold completion certificates.

These certificates provide additional motivation for students to improve their results while giving teachers and parents a tangible record of achievement.

The ability to replay lessons helps turn mistakes into learning opportunities and encourages students to strengthen their knowledge before completing the module again.

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Complete Educational Game Development

Mode Games provided the complete game development service for Calm Your Farm, from early design and prototyping through to development, launch and long-term support.

Our services included:

• Educational game design aligned with the Australian Curriculum
• Co-design activities involving children and education specialists
• Interactive lesson and gameplay development
• User experience and interface design for younger audiences
• Clean and accessible visual design
• Australian voice-over implementation
• Downloadable Gold and Silver completion certificates
• Web and mobile deployment
• Technical implementation and testing
• Five years of game hosting with domain registration
• Ongoing technical support and maintenance