new Game

[simion ploscariu]

Hii,in my implementation i made the menu (that changed the difficulty)
hidden and bring in front by a key combination(so kids can't change
stuff or quit the application) but now i think that older kids can
navigate a picture based menu. For animations we have a lot in Qt to
use(to make cards dissapear or some other effect when a bad answer was
given), also sound feedback is good to have.
The code is easy to write, some nice themes would be nice, I
downloaded and used images ,and i tried to make some animal themes.
I had also the idea to create a database with images and sounds that
can be reused in all kids games and software,maybe when i will have
more time I will manage this(i will ask my wife to make some animal
themes) but for sounds no idea how to generate or record those(you
need some expensive equipment).
Marco maybe you are interested in creating a larger framework for
games for kids,have ideas .



On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Anne-Marie Mahfouf
<annemarie.mahfouf at free.fr> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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