[OLPC-Philippines] Different approaches, Same goals

[James Shields]

I think it would be a very good idea to watch what the eductional DS people
do.  They are going to have to be very clever to deliver content with those
devices.

We have the luxury of a machine that's more powerful, easier with which to
interact, and more durable.

Take what ideas we can from what they do and apply it to the XO/Sugar
platform.  These companies have a lot of smart, well-educated, and
well-funded people working for them.  We may as well use them to whatever
advantage we can to help deliver content to the kids.

James Shields


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[mailto:olpc-philippines-bounces at lists.laptop.org]On Behalf Of Jerome
Gotangco
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [OLPC-Philippines] Different approaches, Same goals


On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:26 AM, <ideasman88 at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> I don't know what James was thinking when he said he wanted to use the DS
> for his kitchen. I assume its because of its versatility in functionality
> that it can be used for a lot of things from playing games to use by kids
> for their school work to using it in the kitchen. (James what were you
> thinking really? I hope not to fry an egg! Or can it do this?).

In Japan, the DS has reached pervasiveness that its no longer
considered a game console, hence the software library even includes
interactive cookbooks, yoga/pilates guides, interactive storybooks,
english language proficiency training, etc. some of which I actually
imported from Japan to use, and even bought some interactive
storybooks for my daughter.

My interest here is mainly on the use of a commercial device that has
a radical approach to an interface, not to mention has at least 5
times less the power of a typical XO-1 machine but has similar network
capabilities. We should also take note that Japan is not a target
market of OLPC for the XO-1, but still has needs to provide a better
way to deliver education hence there is a commercial entity that
recognizes the need for them to do so.

--
Jerome G.

Pinoy Tech Podcast: http://www.pinoytechpodcast.com
Blog: http://blog.gotangco.com
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