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Privacy & how it works
OriginForge on the web is built the same way as our iOS apps: private by design, and respectful of the cultures it teaches.
Everything stays on this device
Your progress — best scores and XP — is stored only in this browser (on-device storage). It is never sent anywhere. Clear your browser data and it's gone; nobody else can see it.
No accounts, no ads, no tracking
There is no sign-up and no login. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. There are no third-party trackers embedded in the app.
How it works
In the Traditions Explorer, you browse knowledge traditions by region — what each one is, the problem it solves, and how it connects to something you study today. In the Knowledge-Match Challenge, you predict which people developed a real practice, or the core principle it encodes, before the answer is revealed and explained — because making a prediction first (even a wrong one) is one of the best ways to learn. Or run a Concepts kit: a short round of questions. A hint appears only after a first try, so you think it through first — and mistakes are treated as part of learning.
Respect comes first
These are living cultures — the peoples named here are here today, and their knowledge is still practised. Every tradition credits the people who developed and hold it. Origin stories are shared as cultural stories, not as scientific claims, and specific beliefs are described at the level of "here is what this tradition holds," never as facts everyone must accept. The goal is to learn from these knowledge systems with respect, not to treat cultures as trivia to collect.
Built for ages 9–14
The 400 Concepts questions come straight from the OriginForge iOS app and are aligned to the C3 social-studies framework and the Next Generation Science Standards (grades 4–8). Everything works with the sound off and can be played entirely by keyboard. Meet the cast and read their stories at the cast page.
