-Online content-based face/non-face education service in the age of untact

- Minglecon’s flagship “Please Help, Minglebot!” App and Minglebot unplugged computing kit

Due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, going toschool has become hard, and some kids are playing games. Some parents aresending their kids to academies despite the risk of being infected because theydon't want their kids to fall behind. But in the midst of all this, there is acompany that captivates the hearts of children and parents with an offbeattechnology--by using the computational thinking-improving gamification designedfor preschoolers and low-grade elementary school kids. And the company thatmade these innovative content services is Minglecon. This company located inPangyo Techno Valley, known as the Silicon Valley in Asia, is drawing attentionfrom both Korean companies and overseas investors.

Minglecon's flagship product that provides contents service based on gamification is the unplugged kit Minglebot and the mobile application “Please Help, Minglebot!” This app is a functional puzzle game for education that combines the concepts and principles of computerized thinking abilities which are pattern recognition, disassembly, abstraction, algorithm, and debugging by utilizing the Minglecon character Minglebot. It helps children solve problems they may encounter in their daily life. It is based on the basic concepts and principles of computing.

"We are providing gamification servicesthat add games to various English education contents, math, art, science,manners, and information contents," said Jin Hyeon-jeong, the CEO ofMinglecon. She also added, "We are not just adding content to the game. Weare a company that provides gamification service by integrating mobile, app,hands-on kit, steam robots, and AI robots." CEO Jin said she has learned alot about how important motivation for children's learning is while being thevice president at an elementary school, and this led her to develop the contentthat added fun and enjoyment to education to heighten the achievement byreaching the academic goals quickly.

With the good content service certification of the mobile English education app "Minglecon! Basketball English Word 240" in 2017, it acquired good content service certification for all of its current contents, Minglecon Jungle English 240, Circus English 240, and School English 240. The Good Contents Service Certification System is a system that gives a quality certification mark to excellent online content that people can trust and use. In May 2019, Minglecon signed a business agreement with an Indonesian educational game company Arsanesia, and recently signed MOUs with Vietnamese coding companies. As such, Minglecon is actively promoting untact promotion and marketing by localizing its contents, publishing, distributing content bundles, and joint development of educational games.

"The goal of all the contents we provide isto cultivate computational thinking ability, the core competency of the 21stcentury," said CEO Jeon. She added, "Computational thinking ability,which means problem-solving ability, logical thinking, and creative thinking,are the competence necessary for both children and adults." Minglecon,focusing on preschool children, lower-grade elementary school children, and theelderly, can easily access various business channels that can cultivate theircomputational thinking skills. Because the game is added to the contents inMinglecon’s games, the users can try it without preconception and the fun andenjoyment can be heightened. In addition, the company's ability to plan anddevelop English content is also the strength of the company.

CEO Jin wants to donate Minglebot to thechildren and elderly in the region through networking with the content servicecompanies in Pangyo Techno Valley. She said she chose Pangyo because it hasgood infrastructure for companies and systematic support by relevant agencies.She said, “Pangyo has many companies that provide knowledge-basedinfrastructure service and many relevant agencies, so I think we can havesynergy if we cooperate,”

and “In theera of infectious diseases like COVID-19, face-to-face education and untactservice should be performed together" The company is currently developinga streaming service that sets the time for streaming by synchronizing thecurrent date and time and saying “Gather together.” It hopes to meet more usersby its streaming services “Please Help Us” and “Help, Minglebot.”