[OLPC-Philippines] Different approaches, Same goals

[Marife Mago]

Hi James,

I definitely agree on this idea !, given how DS light interface/activities
captured everybody's interest young and old. If we can emulate this and
apply in XO that would be  interesting.  Is there anybody here already
started to explore  this ?  Jerome?  :)

or James have you? :)

Let's explore more about this.

Cheers,
~mafe


On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:48 AM, James Shields <james at marasbaras.com> wrote:

> 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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> 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.
>
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