A First Look at oodlü Worlds
We've been quietly building. And now we thought it was time to share a glimpse of where things are.
oodlü Worlds has been a massive overhaul from the ground up. Every part of the system has been rethought, redesigned, and rebuilt. New features throughout, improved features throughout, and a completely fresh foundation to build on for the years ahead.
So here's a little preview.
The Teacher Dashboard
When teachers log in, this is what greets them.
Teacher Dashboard
Everything is designed to be clean and intuitive. The aim has always been to get out of the way and let people get on with what they're here to do.
The Solar System
One of the things we're most excited about is the oodlü universe, with it’s myriad star clusters, solar systems and Worlds. Each group has its own solar system, with a Home World representing the group itself. Then each child in that group has their own World.
A Group Solar System, with a Group World and Student Worlds
A Student World
It's a simple concept, that gives every child their own World to customise and explore with their friends.
The Planet Editor
Customising a planet is straightforward. Children and teachers can shape each one to make it their own.
New Features
We've added many new features and improvements across the entire system. One that we think you'll be particularly helped by is voice dictation, which lets you speak content directly rather than typing everything out. We've also made significant improvements to the AI question generation, making it faster and more useful for building content quickly.
Children's View
And for the children themselves, here's what their homepage looks like.
More on the children's experience will follow in a future post, once we've finalised more of the open world itself. For now, just a taste.
Testing Begins Soon
We are on target. And in a few weeks, we'll be opening teacher testing.
To our Gooruus, you are, as always, the heart of this. You'll be the first to get your hands on it, and your feedback will shape what comes next.
If you're a teacher and you'd like to join the testing, we'd love to have you. Drop me an email at support@oodlu.org. You'll join our Gooruu community as part of the process, and you'll have a real voice in how this develops from here.
We expect to release the first version within the next two to three months. It's been a long build with a lot of very early mornings and long days, but we're close now!
We'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Find us on the social channels linked at the top of the page.