First public playtest

Start the China Journey playtest

This early MVP is focused on one simple promise: learn a little Chinese and discover the culture behind China. Create a small tester profile, choose your homepage starting point, then try Lesson 1 and tell us what feels clear, warm, confusing, or too much.

Start here if you are testing China Journey

  1. 1. Create or restore your tester profile first
  2. 2. Save your tester code
  3. 3. Start Lesson 1 from your profile card
  4. 4. Return here to send feedback

Playtest Mode is temporary

Your Playtest XP helps us see which steps worked during this first test. It is saved with your tester code. After the playtest, China Journey will use the normal Progress page for lessons, XP, badges, and collected characters.

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Playtester profile

Create your tester code

This is not an account. We only use this small profile to remember your tester code, temporary progress, and feedback during the Chapter 0 playtest.

No email or password

Before you start

We ask a few small questions so we can understand whether China Journey works for different learners: complete beginners, Chinese families, mixed-background learners, adults, and children.

You can choose “Prefer not to say” for personal questions. This is not an account, and there is no email or password.

New tester

Fill this in once, then start Lesson 1.

Nickname is enough — no email, account, or unique name needed.
Tester type
Choose the level that best matches the tester. Tap one option directly — no dropdown needed.
Ethnicity
Optional — helps us learn whether China Journey works for beginners, Chinese families, and mixed-background learners.
Gender (optional)
Optional, and skipped by default.

Already have a tester code?

Use your code to restore your temporary playtest progress and feedback status.

Test task

Try this exact flow

  1. 1Create or restore your tester profile first — this is required before Lesson 1.
  2. 2Open the homepage and choose your starting point so the first task is actually completed.
  3. 3Use the Start Lesson 1 button after the starting point is saved.
  4. 4Try the sound practice and the Mandarin/Cantonese audio buttons.
  5. 5Answer the mini quiz, check answers, correct anything wrong, then complete the lesson.
  6. 6Open Progress and look at XP, badges, and collected characters.

Note for testers

Do not worry about getting quiz answers wrong. We are testing the website, not you. Useful feedback is specific: “I did not know where to click”, “this text was too long”, “the audio confused me”, or “the badge made me want to continue”.