GCompris activity proposal - Farming

[Timothée Giet]

Hello,

Thank you Edoarda for the updated proposal!

I like this new idea as it is simple enough but still meaningful.

As Johnny asked, can you give us access to add comments in the proposal
document?

I propose to extend it a bit with this rule:
-if a plantable area is next to a tree, plants will require less manual
watering and grow faster

Does it sound good for you?

Note that for the final graphics, we have now very specific design
guidelines so
I prefer to make all the svg images to keep consistent style and save
time for everyone.

You can draw quickly simple placeholder images similar to the mockup
images,
and I'll provide final images while you work on the code.


Timothée



Le 07/05/2019 à 14:11, Johnny Jazeix a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for the proposal, can you give us access to add comments in
> the document?
>
> A few notes:
> * what is the target age?
> * the activity should not be made addictive, so we should avoid too
> much spots/space to plant trees.
> * we should not allow to remove all trees, there should be a message
> when the child tries to remove at the limit explaining why we can't
> remove it
> * same if we water too much a plant
>
> Johnny
>
> Le lun. 6 mai 2019 à 22:59, Edoarda Vallim <edvallim at gmail.com> a écrit :
>> Hello, I made some modifications on my proposal, the link is here:
>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5EkSlgzvERK-f4xlNLpUor6mUfWZkHpXtxqNMug_OA/edit?usp=sharing
>> Please tell me what you think and if it's better.
>> Thanks for your time!
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 17:42 Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Yes the goal is not to make a complicated accurate simulation, we must find ways to simplify things to just introduce the ideas.
>>>
>>> If you want to select only part of the items I listed, please keep the Agroforestry part with the climate part. I'm sure we can find simple activity combining those two principles.
>>>
>>> And again, thanks for choosing to contribute to GCompris for your project!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Timothée - GCompris
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 08/04/2019 à 22:18, Edoarda Vallim a écrit :
>>>
>>> I like the ideas, however I think some of them are very complicated to put in a game for small children.
>>>
>>> Maybe I can add something about the climate now and let the other ideia as future work?
>>>
>>> I'm doing this as an undergraduate project (I'm a computer science student) and I'm adding my advisor to this conversation. :)
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 09:23 Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Edoarda,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the reply.
>>>> About the ideas I have for this activity, I didn't think yet of a specific game-play, just about the concepts that should be included, like:
>>>>
>>>> -learn to combine trees and shrubs with crops or livestock. Show how they interact with the soil at different levels and show the effects of good or bad associations.
>>>>
>>>> -Include the effects on Biodiversity.
>>>>
>>>> -Include natural elements (interactions with rain and sun), and have several levels representing the different climate conditions in the world (and different plants for each region).
>>>>
>>>> There are more ideas that could be included, I just listed the most important ones in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking forward to your new proposal :)
>>>>
>>>> Timothée
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Le 05/04/2019 à 17:00, Edoarda Vallim a écrit :
>>>>
>>>> Could you please tell me your ideas? I'm planning on studying the topics you sent me and create a new proposal soon.
>>>>
>>>> Em qua, 3 de abr de 2019 às 16:34, Timothée Giet <animtim at gmail.com> escreveu:
>>>>> Le 03/04/2019 à 19:36, Edoarda Vallim a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello, my name is Edoarda. I would like to make an activity for GCompris, if it's okay!
>>>>>
>>>>> The link to the proposal is here: ttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1_s9d_O8rCQ3vxc8w9nIa5vXK-LkN4Wdv0LKH5W8Vs3U/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your attention!
>>>>>
>>>>> Note: This activity is a personal project, I don't intend entering on SoC/GSoC with it. However, I would still like you to aprove it, since I would like to see it becoming a part of GCompris sometime.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Edoarda,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for your interest to contribute a new activity in GCompris.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've read your proposal. Actually we have been discussing recently about the idea to add an activity to teach about agriculture. But I would prefer to have something teaching the principles of permaculture and agroforestry (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agroforestry ), rather than something entirely based on manually adding fertilizers and water like in your proposal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you please study a bit those principles and try to adapt your activity proposal to integrate those ideas? I have a global idea of what could be done on that topic, so ask me if you have any doubt.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Timothée
>>>>