new Game

[Anne-Marie Mahfouf]

On Sun August 21 2011 23:23:53 Marco Calignano wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I am Marco and I have an idea for a new game. A memory game.
> This would be a game for the preschool section.
> I know my sun likes this game a lot and with a touch screen would be great.
> 
> There are couple of identical figures, let's  say 10 different couples
> in total 20 cards.
> All the card are on the table covered in a grid 5x4. The Kid has to turn
> two of them and find the pairs.
> Of course if he wrong the card go back covered.
> He has to remember (that's way memory) where the card were and make new
> couple.
> 
> I programmed already a little QT application to teach the connection
> between keyboard and computer also for my kid when he was younger.
> I would like to program or at least to help to program to the memory
> game if it will be developed.
> 
> What are your opinions on that?
> 
> Bye
> 
> Marco
> 
Hi,

Long ago when I was learning some programming I started such a Memory game, 
named Kard.
However the code is quite old and does not include all the new Qt 4.7 goodies!

I think that at first we should work on the design to get a UI fit for touch 
devices.  Do you have any proposal for it (drawing maybe)? Mainly how to 
change level (increased level is more cards) and how to change cards theme.
Also what is difficult is what happen when 2 cards are discovered and do not 
match: kids usually keep clicking/touching cards. It's now easy to have 
animations so the cards can be turned back but is there a need to give some 
feedback?
Also how to give feedback at the end of the game.

Coding the app itself will not be so hard as KMemory could be the base or 
Simon's Memory one, especially if we are several people :-) But in my opinion 
it will only succeed if the design is already roughly sorted out.


More generally (this question is more for other KDE people) how do we develop 
an "active" app and a normal one all in one? was it discussed in the Desktop 
Summit? was anyone from KDE Edu at the Intel workshop? If so is there someone 
with a tablet who can test Simon's game and KMemory?

Such an app is needed and is great fun for kids as well for aging people to 
help them maintain or recover their memory.

Best regards,

Anne-Marie