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Released in 2013 by Flipline Studios, Papa's Freezeria is ostensibly a game about making sundaes on a tropical island. However, its placement on Cool Math Games—a site designed to disguise learning as entertainment—raises a central tension. The game contains no explicit math. Instead, it teaches systems thinking, prioritization, and muscle memory. This paper contends that CMG’s branding allowed Freezeria to function as a "Trojan horse" for executive function skills. cool math games papa's freezeria
[Generated AI Assistant] Course: Game Studies & Digital Culture Date: April 14, 2026 The game thus functions as a —a space
