Education and play have been at odds with one another for most of recorded history. In the Roman system, grammatici whipped young scholars who failed to recite their lessons properly, and more recently, individual-study has been described as home work. Only within the last few decades has the value and importance of play in learning been better understood. Developmental games are becoming increasi
ngly popular as a means to foster learning and engagement in a reinvention of education designed to unlock its potential as a fun and exciting journey of discovery. Cultúrlán embraces this method and takes it even further, beyond the limits of gaming and academia, so that the two blend perfectly into a common studium. The original meaning of the word studium was “zeal or enthusiasm,” and a studens was someone consumed by a love for a given subject — no matter how important it may seem to have been. Culturlan seeks to foster the joy of discovery with elegant and compelling artwork, stories, and games — available across a variety of mediums. Most of the products we produce have more than a thousand years of cultural significance and meaning, and we both invite and encourage you to learn more about what is behind them and the history that they embody. Our focus is on play as a means to explore, connect, and learn; we believe that having fun enhances overall learning and retention, and that by focusing on the development of engaging experiences we can better serve our mission of preserving the wisdom of our past for the benefit of the present.
