[OLPC-Games] OLPC game development

[Samuel Klein]

Here is a forward from Jennie Stenhouse, who is enthusiastic about 
developing gaming frameworks for the XO, and was happy for it to be 
forwarded to the list.

Some of the ideas I love here :
  * one-switch games
  * sound-input games
  * camera-based games
  * frameworks for games for young kids (who don't have the most precise motor 
moveements)

Other thoughts?

SJ


---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:26:05 +0000
From: Jennie Stenhouse <error404notfound at gmail.com>
To: Samuel Klein <sj at laptop.org>
Subject: Re: OLPC game development

Hiya!

I guess there is a couple of directions that could happen with the framework 
idea and I need to go over a bit more what has allready been discussed. I am 
really really intreasted in the camera and the sound input capablitys i think 
these could be used and open up intreasting possiblitys for kids to interact 
that would other wise belimted by not being being able to use fine motor 
control movements required for mouse, keyboard and touch screen, While at 
university I worked on the design and evlopement of a game frame work for new 
zealand kindergarten children. The games involved where based of research of 
some of the early education and child devlopment therosits like vygotsky.  I 
really think that something very cool can be done with some of the ideas that 
we started with there. He he I didn't mean to start in to a ramble! Hopefully I 
will have sorted out my new accomadation tommoorow or by wensday. Then I will 
be able to get stuck in to this more! Sorry if this is a bit of a brain barf 
but I am very excited about the project :)

Talk to you soon and always happy to bounce back ideas back and forth

Jennie


> Dear Jennie,
> 
> Thanks for your interest.  We would love to have you involved developing
> games and game frameworks for the laptops.  You should sign up for the
> sugar and games mailing lists:
>  mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/sugar
>  mailman.laptop.org/mailman/listinfo/games
> 
> And read up about how to run emulations on your own machines:
>  wiki.laptop.org/go/OS_images_for_emulation
> 
> Then sign up for an account on the wiki, and let me know if you have 
other
> questions!
> 
> --SJ wiki.laptop.org/wiki/User:Sj
> 
> ps - you might want to add your knowledge to a page that was just 
created
> about existing game platforms: 
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Game_development
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jennie Stenhouse <error404notfound at gmail.com>
> Date: Jan 26, 2007 4:02 PM
> Subject: Questions :)
> To: volunteer at laptop.org
> 
> Hello
> 
> My name is Jennie Stenhouse. I would love to be involved in the OLPC
> project I am a programmer and have been working in the games industry. I
> am not entirely sure who I should be talking to but I hope this is the
> right place :) I would love to make frame works for one switch or sound
> input games. and a couple of starter games?  I am not sure if this fits in 
> with what is already been done or this stage of the project. Just point me in 
> the right direction and I am keen to help out in any way I can.
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