Step Into the Story – Aku: Journey to Ibra Is Now Available on VIVERSE
What do you do after you finish a great book? If it’s Aku: Journey to Ibra, the adventure is just getting started. The new Aku: Journey to Ibra VIVERSE experience lets young readers step directly into the story, explore planet Ibra, and test their reading comprehension through a quiz-based journey.
What Is Aku: Journey to Ibra?
The story follows Aku, a young dreamer who discovers his grandfather’s old space helmet. The helmet transports him through a portal to the planet Ibra. There, Aku joins his friends on a mission to protect the Lunaberry trees, which grow fruit that powers galactic travel.
How the Aku x VIVERSE Experience Works
In the Aku: Journey to Ibra experience, readers get to inhabit and explore Ibra for the first time. Players journey across the planet, answering questions and completing mini-games inspired by events from the book. Some knowledge of the book is expected before you play, so we recommend grabbing a copy and exploring both it and the game.
Explore Ibra Through Mini-Games
Along the way, players cross a toxic pond and race to collect Lunaberries. They also rescue Bizzy, a clever young inventor from Avaluna, when one of her gadgets goes haywire. Each challenge tests how well they understand Aku’s story.
Earn Your Aku Dreamer Diploma
Players who complete the journey receive an official, personalized Aku Dreamer Diploma. They also get a 25% discount code for the Aku store.
The experience is designed for teachers, librarians, parents, and book clubs. It offers a new way to reinforce reading comprehension. Instead of a worksheet or test, kids can show what they learned by stepping into the world they just read about. The experience is short, focused, and rewarding: read the book, take the journey, and feel proud of the accomplishment.
Meet Micah Johnson, the Creator of Aku
Aku began after Micah overheard a young kid ask their mom whether astronauts could be Black. That question inspired Micah Johnson to create Aku.
Johnson is a former Major League Baseball player turned artist and designer. He’s also a New York Times bestselling author, and Aku has grown from that origin story into a larger universe of books, art, and education programs.
At its heart, Aku is an invitation for every child to dream without limits; to put on the helmet and explore what’s around them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, the experience is free to access and play on VIVERSE and on its own site.
Based on the book’s target age range (8 to 12), the experience is designed for young readers and the adults who support them, including teachers, librarians, and parents.
Yes. The experience asks questions about the book’s story throughout, so players get the most out of it after finishing Aku: Journey to Ibra.
The Aku: Journey to Ibra experience runs approximately 15-20 minutes.
Here for the quick facts about the Aku: Journey to Ibra game experience?
- Platform: Free, browser-based experience on VIVERSE
- Based on: Aku: Journey to Ibra, a children’s book by Micah Johnson
- Prerequisite: Read the book first; the experience asks story-comprehension questions throughout
- Reward: A personalized Aku Dreamer Diploma and a 25% discount code for the Aku store
- Playtime: About 15 to 20 minutes
- Access: aku.world
