Re: New Game (2)

>> On 05/23/2012 12:25 AM, Aleix Pol wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Marco Calignano
>>> <marco.calignano@...>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>
>>>> last time I wrote an email with this subject, Pairs happened, I hope
>>>> this
>>>> time works as well :)
>>>> Working on Pairs with the kindergarten teacher I had new ideas. What I
>>>> could
>>>> integrate in Pairs I did, in fact
>>>> from just a "memory" game it became a multigame for memory, logic, sound
>>>> and
>>>> words.
>>>> Now that Pairs is on his way to release, i'd like to open a discussion
>>>> on
>>>> Ideas I couldn't integrate and
>>>> I ask if we could develop another game with these Ideas.
>>>>
>>>> The suggested game is also aimed for preschool kids.
>>>>
>>>> It is basically a coloring game. The Kid is presented with more black
>>>> and
>>>> white pictures, he can choose colors and paint the objects.
>>>> The educational part of it is this:
>>>>
>>>> let assume that on the screen there are all kind of geometrical figures,
>>>> and
>>>> the kid is requested to color only the circle,
>>>> or even better the circle red, the rectangle blue and the triangle
>>>> yellow.
>>>>
>>>> The same would be with a big selection of objects where the kid has to
>>>> choose  only the ones someone can eat
>>>>
>>>> Another game would be to show a set of object all the same shape but
>>>> with
>>>> different sizes, and the kid has to pick
>>>> different color for the biggest and the smallest.
>>>> And so on.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Marco
>>>
>>> Hi
>>> Considering that the idea is coming from an actual teacher, I don't
>>> really have much of an opinion. I'd suggest you to follow their needs
>>> in form of a fast proof of concept, then we can discuss what to do
>>> with the project(s).
>>>
>>> Maybe it's a good opportunity for the Summer of KDE people who don't
>>> have a project yet?
>>>
>>> Aleix
>>
>> Sure is could also be a Summer of KDE project but then I need more people
>> :)
>>
>> Cheers
>> Marco
>>
>>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I talked with the educators at the kindergarten and we have a "prospective
> switch" of the game flow.
> I will try to compare the new model to the Pairs model of game.
>
> In pairs the players are just one against the other and if one cannot find
> the match has to guess.
> At the end this is competitive paradigm.
>
> What we discussed is a collaborative paradigm.
> Researches shows that kids learn more, and more effective in groups where
> they can collaborate with other children even of different age.
> On the other end, experience tells that shy children tend to wait if someone
> else solve the problem for the group before they intervene,
> and sometime even if they could contribute they still do not do so.
>
> The Idea is to create a game that is played in group, but each component of
> the group get his/her turn in interacting with the game and he/she is let's
> say
> the "group  ambassador" for the current turn.
> Of course the educator has to be present and direct the game:
> in fact the ambassador has to try to give the answer and only if really do
> not know it, he/she can ask his/hers teammates for the answer.
>
> In this way both objective could be achieved: group collaboration and
> participation of all members.
>
> I will really like to know what do you think about this.
>
> Cheers
> Marco