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RISC-V Mini Game Console

Overview

The Handheld Gaming Console project integrates a RISC-V microcontroller to create a portable gaming system featuring a OLED display and tactile buttons. This console allows users to play classic games like Snake and Pong, with the RISC-V microcontroller managing game logic, user input, and rendering graphics. Additionally, a sound module provides audio feedback to enhance the gaming experience. This project demonstrates the innovative use of RISC-V technology in creating an immersive and interactive gaming solution.

Components Required

  1. VSDSquadron Mini
  2. Oled Display
  3. Push buttons (5)
  4. Capacitors (100nF, 10uF)
  5. Coin Battery ( CR2032)
  6. Resistors (1k, 2k, 3k, 20k, 8k)
  7. Buzzer (MLT-5030)
  8. Hreader pins
  9. BJT ( MMBT3906)
  10. Switch

Circuit Connections

The VSDSquadron Mini RISC-V development boards features a RISC-V SoC with the following capabilities:

  • On-board 24MHz RC oscillator
  • 3 groups of GPIO ports, totaling 15 I/O ports
  • USART, I2C, and SPI
  • UART implemented on USART
  • 2KB SRAM for volatile data storage, 16KB CodeFlash for program memory
  • On-board Programmer.

The circuit connections are as follows:

  • PA2 GPIO Pin is connected to one of the push bottons which controls the turn on/off of a game.
  • PA1 is connected to the buzzer.
  • PC4 is connected to the game controlling push buttons
  • PC2 and PC1 act as SCL(Serial Clock Line) and SDL(Seriel Data Line), these lines are used for I2C communication with OLED Display
  • And there are some VCC and GND connections.
  • Power switch connected to VCC and GND accordingly.

Table for Pin connections

Software

I made one of my most played games of my childhood which is PACMAN.

Code:

#include "driver.h"
#include "spritebank.h"

// ===================================================================================
// Global Variables
// ===================================================================================
uint8_t LEVELSPEED;
uint8_t GobbingEND;
uint8_t LIVE;
uint8_t INGAME;
uint8_t Gobeactive;
uint8_t TimerGobeactive;
uint8_t add;
uint8_t dotsMem[9];
int8_t dotscount;
uint8_t Frame;
enum {PACMAN=0,FANTOME=1,FRUIT=2};

// ===================================================================================
// Function Prototypes
// ===================================================================================
void ResetVar(void);
void StartGame(PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t CollisionPac2Caracter(PERSONAGE *Sprite);
void RefreshCaracter(PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t CheckCollisionWithBack(uint8_t SpriteCheck,uint8_t HorVcheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t RecupeBacktoCompV(uint8_t SpriteCheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t Trim(uint8_t Y1orY2,uint8_t TrimValue,uint8_t Decalage);
uint8_t RecupeBacktoCompH(uint8_t SpriteCheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite);
void Tiny_Flip(uint8_t render0_picture1,PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t FruitWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y);
uint8_t LiveWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y);
uint8_t DotsWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y,PERSONAGE *Sprite);
uint8_t checkDotPresent(uint8_t  DotsNumber);
void DotsDestroy(uint8_t DotsNumber);
uint8_t SplitSpriteDecalageY(uint8_t decalage,uint8_t Input,uint8_t UPorDOWN);
uint8_t SpriteWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y,PERSONAGE  *Sprite);
uint8_t return_if_sprite_present(uint8_t x,PERSONAGE  *Sprite,uint8_t SpriteNumber);
uint8_t background(uint8_t x,uint8_t y);

// ===================================================================================
// Main Function
// ===================================================================================
int main(void) {
  // Setup
  JOY_init();

  // Loop
  while(1) {
    uint8_t t;
    PERSONAGE Sprite[5];
  NEWGAME:
    ResetVar();
    LIVE=3;
    goto New;
  NEWLEVEL:
    if(LEVELSPEED > 10) {
      LEVELSPEED=LEVELSPEED - 10;
      if((LEVELSPEED==160)||(LEVELSPEED==120)||(LEVELSPEED==80)||(LEVELSPEED==40)||(LEVELSPEED==10)) {    
        if(LIVE < 3) {
          LIVE++; 
          for(t=0; t<=4; t++) {
            JOY_sound(80,100);
            JOY_DLY_ms(300);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  New:
    GobbingEND = (LEVELSPEED / 2);
    for(t=0; t<9; t++) dotsMem[t]=0xff;
  RESTARTLEVEL:
    Gobeactive = 0;
    uint8_t* ptr = (uint8_t*)Sprite;
    for(t=5*10; t; t--) *ptr++ = 0;
    Sprite[0].type=PACMAN;
    Sprite[0].x=64;
    Sprite[0].y=3;
    Sprite[0].Decalagey=5;
    Sprite[0].DirectionV=2;
    Sprite[0].DirectionH=2;
    Sprite[0].DirectionAnim=0;
    Sprite[1].type=FANTOME;
    Sprite[1].x=76;
    Sprite[1].y=4;
    Sprite[1].guber=0;
    Sprite[2].type=FANTOME;
    Sprite[2].x=75;
    Sprite[2].y=5;
    Sprite[2].guber=0;
    Sprite[3].type=FANTOME;
    Sprite[3].x=77;
    Sprite[3].y=4;
    Sprite[3].guber=0;
    Sprite[4].type=FANTOME;
    Sprite[4].x=76;
    Sprite[4].y=5;
    Sprite[4].guber=0;
    while(1) {
      //joystick
      if(JOY_act_pressed()) StartGame(&Sprite[0]);
      if(INGAME) {
        if(JOY_left_pressed()) Sprite[0].DirectionV = 0;
        else if(JOY_right_pressed()) Sprite[0].DirectionV = 1;
        if(JOY_down_pressed()) Sprite[0].DirectionH =1 ;
        else if(JOY_up_pressed()) Sprite[0].DirectionH = 0;
        //fin joystick
        if(TimerGobeactive > 1) TimerGobeactive--;
        else if (TimerGobeactive == 1) {
          TimerGobeactive = 0;
          Gobeactive = 0;
        }
      }
      if(Frame < 24) Frame++;
      else Frame = 0;
      if(CollisionPac2Caracter(&Sprite[0]) == 0) RefreshCaracter(&Sprite[0]);
      else {
        JOY_sound(100, 200); JOY_sound(75, 200); JOY_sound(50, 200); JOY_sound(25, 200);
        JOY_sound(12, 200); JOY_DLY_ms(400);
        if(LIVE > 0) {
          LIVE--;
          goto RESTARTLEVEL;
        }
        else goto NEWGAME;
      }
      if(Frame % 2 == 0) {
        Tiny_Flip(0, &Sprite[0]);
        if(INGAME == 1) {
          for(uint8_t t=0; t<=139; t=t+2) {
            JOY_sound((Music[t]) - 8, ((Music[t + 1]) - 100)); 
          }
          INGAME = 2;
        }
      }
      else {
        for(t=0; t<63; t++) {
          if(checkDotPresent(t)) break;
          else if(t == 62) {
            for(uint8_t r=0; r<60; r++) {
              JOY_sound(2 + r, 10); JOY_sound(255 - r, 20);
            }
            JOY_DLY_ms(1000);
            goto NEWLEVEL;
          }
        }
      }
      if((Gobeactive) && (Frame % 2 == 0)) JOY_sound((255 - TimerGobeactive), 1);
      JOY_SLOWDOWN();
    }
  }
}

// ===================================================================================
// Functions
// ===================================================================================
void ResetVar(void){
LEVELSPEED=200;
GobbingEND=0;
LIVE=3;
Gobeactive=0;
TimerGobeactive=0;
add=0;
INGAME=0;
for(uint8_t t=0;t<9;t++){
dotsMem[t]=0xff;}
dotscount=0;
Frame=0;}

void StartGame(PERSONAGE *Sprite){
if (INGAME==0) {
Sprite[1].x=76;
Sprite[1].y=3;
Sprite[2].x=75;
Sprite[2].y=4;
Sprite[3].x=77;
Sprite[3].y=3;
Sprite[4].x=76;
Sprite[4].y=4;
INGAME=1;}}

uint8_t CollisionPac2Caracter(PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t ReturnCollision=0;
#define xmax(I) (Sprite[I].x+6)
#define xmin(I) (Sprite[I].x)
#define ymax(I) ((Sprite[I].y*8)+Sprite[I].Decalagey+6)
#define ymin(I) ((Sprite[I].y*8)+Sprite[I].Decalagey)
if ((INGAME)) {    
for (uint8_t t=1;t<=4;t++){
if ((xmax(0)<xmin(t))||(xmin(0)>xmax(t))||(ymax(0)<ymin(t))||(ymin(0)>ymax(t))) {}else{ 
if (Gobeactive) {if (Sprite[t].guber!=1) {JOY_sound(20,100);JOY_sound(2,100);}Sprite[t].guber=1;ReturnCollision=0;}else{ if (Sprite[t].guber==1) {ReturnCollision=0;}else{ReturnCollision=1;}}
}}}return ReturnCollision;}

void RefreshCaracter(PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t memx,memy,memdecalagey;
for (uint8_t t=0;t<=4;t++){
memx=Sprite[t].x;
memy=Sprite[t].y;
memdecalagey=Sprite[t].Decalagey;
if ((Sprite[t].y>-1)&&(Sprite[t].y<8)) {
if ((Frame%2==0)||(t==0)||(LEVELSPEED<=160)) {
if (Sprite[t].DirectionV==1) {Sprite[t].x++;}
if (Sprite[t].DirectionV==0) {
if (t==0) {
if ((Sprite[0].y==3)&&(Sprite[0].x==86)){}else{Sprite[t].x--;}
}else{Sprite[t].x--;}
}}}
if (CheckCollisionWithBack(t,1,Sprite)) {
if (t!=0) {Sprite[t].DirectionV=JOY_random()%2;}else{ Sprite[t].DirectionV=2;}
Sprite[t].x=memx;
}
if ((Frame%2==0)||(t==0)||(LEVELSPEED<=160)) {
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==1) {if (Sprite[t].Decalagey<7) {Sprite[t].Decalagey++;}else{Sprite[t].Decalagey=0;Sprite[t].y++;if (Sprite[t].y==9) {Sprite[t].y=-1;}}}
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==0) {if (Sprite[t].Decalagey>0) {Sprite[t].Decalagey--;}else{Sprite[t].Decalagey=7;Sprite[t].y--;if (Sprite[t].y==-2) {Sprite[t].y=8;}}}
}
if (CheckCollisionWithBack(t,0,Sprite)) {
if (t!=0) {Sprite[t].DirectionH=JOY_random()%2;}else{Sprite[t].DirectionH=2;}
Sprite[t].y=memy;
Sprite[t].Decalagey=memdecalagey;
}
if (t==0) {
if (Frame%2==0) {
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==1) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=0;}
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==0) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=(2*3);} 
if (Sprite[t].DirectionV==1) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=(3*3);}
if (Sprite[t].DirectionV==0) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=(1*3);}
}}else{
if ((Frame==0)||(Frame==12)) {
Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=0;
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==1) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=0;}
if (Sprite[t].DirectionH==0) {Sprite[t].DirectionAnim=2;}
}}
if (t==0) {
if (Frame%2==0) {
if (Sprite[0].switchanim==0) {
if (Sprite[0].anim<2) {Sprite[0].anim++;}else{Sprite[0].switchanim=1;} 
}else{
if (Sprite[0].anim>0) {Sprite[0].anim--;}else{Sprite[0].switchanim=0;}  
}}}else{
if ((Sprite[t].guber==1)&&(Sprite[t].x>=74)&&(Sprite[t].x<=76)&&(Sprite[t].y>=2)&&(Sprite[t].y<=4)) {Sprite[t].guber=0;}
if  (Frame%2==0) {
if (Sprite[t].anim<1) {Sprite[t].anim++;}else{Sprite[t].anim=0; } 
}}}}

uint8_t CheckCollisionWithBack(uint8_t SpriteCheck,uint8_t HorVcheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t BacktoComp;
if (HorVcheck==1) {
BacktoComp=RecupeBacktoCompV(SpriteCheck,Sprite); 
}else{
BacktoComp=RecupeBacktoCompH(SpriteCheck,Sprite);}
if ((BacktoComp)!=0) {return 1;}else{return 0;}}

uint8_t RecupeBacktoCompV(uint8_t SpriteCheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t Y1=0b00000000;
uint8_t Y2=Y1;
#define SpriteWide 6
#define MAXV (Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+SpriteWide)
#define MINV (Sprite[SpriteCheck].x)
if (Sprite[SpriteCheck].DirectionV==1) {
Y1=(back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y)*128)+(MAXV)]);
Y2=(back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y+1)*128)+(MAXV)]);
}else if (Sprite[SpriteCheck].DirectionV==0) {
Y1=(back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y)*128)+(MINV)]);
Y2=(back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y+1)*128)+(MINV)]);
}else{Y1=0;Y2=0;}
//decortique
Y1=Trim(0,Y1,Sprite[SpriteCheck].Decalagey);
Y2=Trim(1,Y2,Sprite[SpriteCheck].Decalagey);
if (((Y1)!=0b00000000)||((Y2)!=0b00000000) ) {return 1;}else{return 0;}
}

uint8_t Trim(uint8_t Y1orY2,uint8_t TrimValue,uint8_t Decalage){
uint8_t Comp;
if (Y1orY2==0) {
Comp=0b01111111<<Decalage;
return (TrimValue&Comp);
}else{
Comp=(0b01111111>>(8-Decalage));
return (TrimValue&Comp);
}}

uint8_t ScanHRecupe(uint8_t UporDown,uint8_t Decalage){
if (UporDown==0){
return 0b01111111<<Decalage;}
else{
return 0b01111111>>(8-Decalage);
}}

uint8_t RecupeBacktoCompH(uint8_t SpriteCheck,PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t TempPGMByte;
if (Sprite[SpriteCheck].DirectionH==0) {
uint8_t RECUPE=(ScanHRecupe(0,Sprite[SpriteCheck].Decalagey));
for(uint8_t t=0;t<=6;t++){
if ((((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t)>1023)||(((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t)<0)) {TempPGMByte=0x00;}else{
 TempPGMByte=((back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t)])); 
}
#define CHECKCOLLISION ((RECUPE)&(TempPGMByte))
if  (CHECKCOLLISION!=0) {return 1;}
}}else if (Sprite[SpriteCheck].DirectionH==1) {
uint8_t tadd=0;
if (Sprite[SpriteCheck].Decalagey>2) { tadd=1;}else{tadd=0;}
uint8_t RECUPE=(ScanHRecupe(tadd,Sprite[SpriteCheck].Decalagey));
for(uint8_t t=0;t<=6;t++){
if (((((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y+tadd)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t))>1023)||((((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y+tadd)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t))<0)) {TempPGMByte=0x00;}else{
TempPGMByte=(back[((Sprite[SpriteCheck].y+tadd)*128)+(Sprite[SpriteCheck].x+t)]);
}
#define CHECKCOLLISION2 ((RECUPE)&(TempPGMByte))
if  (CHECKCOLLISION2!=0) {return 1;}
}}return 0;}

void Tiny_Flip(uint8_t render0_picture1,PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t y,x; 
dotscount=-1;
for (y = 0; y < 8; y++){ 
JOY_OLED_data_start(y);
for (x = 0; x < 128; x++){
if (render0_picture1==0) {
if (INGAME) {JOY_OLED_send(background(x,y)|SpriteWrite(x,y,Sprite)|DotsWrite(x,y,Sprite)|LiveWrite(x,y)|FruitWrite(x,y));}else{
JOY_OLED_send(0xff-(background(x,y)|SpriteWrite(x,y,Sprite)));
}}else if (render0_picture1==1){
JOY_OLED_send((back[x+(y*128)]));}}
JOY_OLED_end();
}}

uint8_t FruitWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y){
switch(y){
  case 7:if (x<=7) {return (fruits[x]);}break;
  case 6:if ((LEVELSPEED<=190)&&(x<=7)) {return (fruits[x+8]);}break;
  case 5:if ((LEVELSPEED<=180)&&(x<=7)) {return (fruits[x+16]);}break;
  case 4:if ((LEVELSPEED<=170)&&(x<=7)) {return (fruits[x+24]);}break;
}return 0;}

uint8_t LiveWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y){
if (y<LIVE) {if (x<=7) {return (caracters[x+(1*8)]);}else{return 0;}
}return 0x00;}

uint8_t DotsWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y,PERSONAGE *Sprite){
uint8_t Menreturn=0;
uint8_t mem1=(dots[x+(128*y)]);
if (mem1!=0b00000000) {
dotscount++;
 switch(dotscount){
  case 0:  
  case 1: 
  case 12: 
  case 13: 
  case 50:
  case 51:
  case 62:
  case 63:Menreturn=1;break;
  default:Menreturn=0;break;
}
if (checkDotPresent(dotscount)==0b00000000) {mem1=0x00;}else{
if ((Sprite[0].type==PACMAN)&&((Sprite[0].x<x)&&(Sprite[0].x>x-6))&&(((Sprite[0].y==y)&&(Sprite[0].Decalagey<6))||((Sprite[0].y==y-1)&&(Sprite[0].Decalagey>5)))) {DotsDestroy(dotscount);if (Menreturn==1) {TimerGobeactive=LEVELSPEED;Gobeactive=1;}else{JOY_sound(10,10);JOY_sound(50,10);}}
}}
if (Menreturn==1) {
if (((Frame>=6)&&(Frame<=12))||((Frame>=18)&&(Frame<=24))) {
return 0x00;
}else{return mem1;}
}else{return mem1;}}

uint8_t checkDotPresent(uint8_t  DotsNumber){
uint8_t REST=DotsNumber;
uint8_t DOTBOOLPOSITION=0;
DECREASE:
if (REST>=8) {REST=REST-8;DOTBOOLPOSITION++;goto DECREASE;}
return ((dotsMem[DOTBOOLPOSITION])&(0b10000000>>REST));
}

void DotsDestroy(uint8_t DotsNumber){
uint8_t REST=DotsNumber;
uint8_t DOTBOOLPOSITION=0;
uint8_t SOUSTRAIRE;
DECREASE:
if (REST>=8) {REST=REST-8;DOTBOOLPOSITION=DOTBOOLPOSITION+1;goto DECREASE;}
switch(REST){
  case (0):SOUSTRAIRE=0b01111111;break;
  case (1):SOUSTRAIRE=0b10111111;break;
  case (2):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11011111;break;
  case (3):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11101111;break;
  case (4):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11110111;break;
  case (5):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11111011;break;
  case (6):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11111101;break;
  case (7):SOUSTRAIRE=0b11111110;break;
}
dotsMem[DOTBOOLPOSITION]=dotsMem[DOTBOOLPOSITION]&SOUSTRAIRE;
}

uint8_t SplitSpriteDecalageY(uint8_t decalage,uint8_t Input,uint8_t UPorDOWN){
if (UPorDOWN) {
return Input<<decalage;
}else{
return Input>>(8-decalage); 
}}

uint8_t SpriteWrite(uint8_t x,uint8_t y,PERSONAGE  *Sprite){
uint8_t var1=0;
uint8_t AddBin=0b00000000;
while(1){ 
if (Sprite[var1].y==y) {
AddBin=AddBin|SplitSpriteDecalageY(Sprite[var1].Decalagey,return_if_sprite_present(x,Sprite,var1),1);
}else if (((Sprite[var1].y+1)==y)&&(Sprite[var1].Decalagey!=0)) {
AddBin=AddBin|SplitSpriteDecalageY(Sprite[var1].Decalagey,return_if_sprite_present(x,Sprite,var1),0);
}
var1++;
if (var1==5) {break;}
}return AddBin;}
  
uint8_t return_if_sprite_present(uint8_t x,PERSONAGE  *Sprite,uint8_t SpriteNumber){
uint8_t ADDgobActive;
uint8_t ADDGober;
if  ((x>=Sprite[SpriteNumber].x)&&(x<(Sprite[SpriteNumber].x+8))) { 
if (SpriteNumber!=0) { 
if (Sprite[SpriteNumber].guber==1) {
ADDgobActive=1*(4*8);
ADDGober=Sprite[SpriteNumber].guber*(4*8);
}else{
if ((((Frame>=6)&&(Frame<=12))||((Frame>=18)&&(Frame<=24)))||(TimerGobeactive>GobbingEND)) {ADDgobActive=Gobeactive*(4*8);}else{ADDgobActive=0;}
ADDGober=0;
}}else{
ADDGober=0;
ADDgobActive=0;
}
if ((INGAME==0)&&(SpriteNumber==0)) {  return 0;}     
return (caracters[((x-Sprite[SpriteNumber].x)+(8*(Sprite[SpriteNumber].type*12)))+(Sprite[SpriteNumber].anim*8)+(Sprite[SpriteNumber].DirectionAnim*8)+(ADDgobActive)+(ADDGober)]);
}return 0;}

uint8_t background(uint8_t x,uint8_t y){
return (BackBlitz[((y)*128)+((x))]);
}

Results

My game video link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wr2tZUExrr649TMdLOXeVw5DllF4_PgC/view?usp=drivesdk

https://github.com/tejasopp/VSD_mini_ResearchInternship/blob/main/Game_Console.md

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VSD is working towards creating innovative talent pool who are ready to develop design and products for the new tech world. VSD believes in “Learning by doing principle” , and always prepare the student to apply the knowledge learned in the workshops, webinars and courses. We always push our students to work on new designs, test it and work continuously till it becomes the best performing design. Any student who enrolls to VSD community starts working with small design and grows with us and develops a tapeout level design with complete honesty and dedication towards the Work !!

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VSDOpen Online Conference

Welcome to the World’s only online conference in Semiconductor Industry VSDOpen Conference. With enormous support and global presence of audience from different segments of industrial lobby and academia made a highly successful event. Evolution is change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, online conference is one kind evaluation everyone adapt soon. 

  • VSDOpen 2022 is an online conference to share open-source research with the community and promote  hardware design mostly done by the student community.
  • VSDOpen 2022 is based on the theme “How to lower the cost to learn, build, and tapeout chips ?”  , which will provide a platform to community to build stronger designs and strengthen the future of Chip design.
  • VSDOpen is envisioned to create a community based revolution in semiconductor hardware technology.
  • The open source attitude is required to bring out the talent and innovation from the community who are in remote part of world and have least access to the technologies.  And now Google support will help to bring the vision to execution by VSD team. 

VSD Online Course by Kunal Ghosh

VSD offers online course in complete spectrum of vlsi backend flow from RTL design, synthesis and Verification, SoC planning and design, Sign-off analysis, IP Design, CAD/EDA automation and basic UNIX/IT, Introduction to latest technology – RISC-V, Machine intelligence in EDA/CAD, VLSI Interview FAQ’s.

Current Reach – As of 2021, VSD and its partners have released 41 online VLSI courses and was successfully able to teach  ~35900 Unique students around 151 countries in 47 different languages, through its unique info-graphical and technology mediated learning methods.

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