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Inquiry Questions:

•  Are the users learning anything? And if so do they know they're learning?

Yes the players do learn. Examples of some things they learn from the mini-games include:

Thinking through problems.
Learning to see the patterns,
Learning by doing (through trial and error)

Examples of some things they learn from the story include:

Persistence - trying until you suceed.
Learning can be Fun.

But I am not sure if they realize they are learning.