The grant will be used for research and development of vCoder, including integrating new methods of machine learning. The goal of the AI is to assist students by improving learning outcomes, improving students’ interest in computer science, and fostering a growth mindset for learning computer science. 

The IES states the directive of the program:

The Small Business Innovation Research program at the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences’ (ED/IES SBIR) provides funding to small business firms and partners for the research and development of commercially viable education technology products designed to support student learning, teacher practice, or school administration in education or special education.

Team Beach Day is honored to be one of only 16 teams selected for the national grant. Over the coming 8 months we’ll be busy developing, refining, and testing our prototype to ensure students have the best possible experience with the game and enjoy the process of learning computer science. 

Our hope is that vCoder will also be used to support remote learning during these difficult times.

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The gold status was announced at the annual Wave Developer Awards ceremony, held by Team HTC. This year marked the first virtual ceremony for the awards show. vCoder Labs was judged by a panel of professionals from the industry, media, as well as Viveport users. 

Team HTC described the winners:

WDA has attracted 150+ global standalone VR content entries, covering games, applications, and videos, and each type of content account for about 30%. Among of them, 24 titles stood out from all the high-quality titles, from which the finally 8 gold award winners were selected and announced in the ceremony.

Team Beach Day is honored to receive this award, and proud to be recognized among the top developers on the platform.

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