The Learning Arcades

The Learning Arcades are two buildings in the JumpStart 3D Virtual World series where the player can go in order to win learning games and earn blue gems. These are located in Camp JumpStart and consist of the Reading Arcade and the Math Arcade.

The Reading Arcade
The Reading Arcade is a building in Camp JumpStart where the player can go to play learning games that focus on reading and language skills,

It is a large yellow building that is shaped like an upside-down book. On the roof of the Reading Arcade, there are three bouncing blocks with the letters A, B, and C on them. A moving string of lights arches from the bottom to the top of the building. At the arcade's entrance, there are three different doors that the player can use to enter by either walking through or clicking on them.

Inside the Reading Arcade, there is a yellow stone floor, a small waterfall, as well as five different game monitors that the player can use to play learning games. The ones to the farther left or right have blue-and-yellow-colored ramps that lead up to them. The three main monitors are labeled as "A", "B", and "C", just as the three blocks on the roof of the Reading Arcade. The screens of each game monitor display either a screen from a learning game or a graphic of the blue gems that can be earned.

The Math Arcade
The Math Arcade is a building in Camp JumpStart where the player can go to play learning games that focus on mathematics.

It is a large, brownish orange-colored building with a brown string of lights arched around it like a parabola. On its roof, there are three different bouncing shapes, with consist of a purple circle with a green "1" on it, a red triangle with a yellow "2" on it, and a green square with a pinkish purple "3" on it. On the left of the building, there is a dark red division sign, while on the right side of the building, there is an equal sign. Different colored math symbols are scattered on the orange platform outside the arcade. At the farthest right side of the platform, there is a slide that leads to Pet Valley. There is a lookout that the player can go to by following the path behind the Math Arcade, which leads to an area at the very top of the arcade. At the arcade's entrance, there are three different doors that the player can use to enter by either walking through or clicking on them.

Inside the Math Arcade, there is an orange-colored floor, as well as a string of screens that are made to look like round chalkboards. These screens depict different math symbols. From time to time, these screens fade to white, then are replaced with a new symbol. There are five different game monitors that the player can use to play learning games. The farther two are placed on platforms that have an orange ramp with yellow arrow on it. There are three game monitors in between those two. Behind those three game monitors, there is a large screen. Each of the screens display either a scene from a learning game or a picture of blue gems that can be earned.

Playing Learning Games
In order to play a learning game, the player must click on one of the game monitors. This will bring up the Treasure Tracker, which keeps track of how many learning games the player has played and how close they are to earning a Super Gem. This is an item that is required for a player to continue their adventure once they have earned their next badge, key, or shield.

The player then selects a learning game. If the player successfully completes the game, they earn some blue gems. If they are not successful, they can try again or attempt a different game. The player can return to play any game they want, even if said game already has a check mark on it. When the player completes each learning game in each of the different areas, they will earn a super gem. When they do so, they earn 50 gems and can unlock the next part of their adventure.

Super Gems
For each unit, the player is required to earn a super gem in order to continue on their adventure. To do this, the player must successfully win each learning game in the current unit. If the player has not earned the Super Gem when they completed all the quests in a unit, they must earn it in order to continue. Earning a Super Gem grants the player 50 blue gems that can be spent all around JumpStart World. Furthermore, the unit's uniquely colored Super Gem will appear on the player's avatar.

Trivia

 * The Reading Arcade was used as the main Learning House in JumpStart World: Pet Playground.