Re: Involve kids in free software development through play

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009, Ben Armstrong wrote:

> [2]Platinum Arts Sandbox puts into children's hands the ability to role

Added to task games-gl.  Is this correct????

> I happen to know that [4]Hex-a-hop is one of Miriam's personal

Added to task puzzle.

> During this play session, which also included [5]StegaVorto,

Added to task puzzle.  Why only Ubuntu package?

> [6]kartofel,

Added to task puzzle.  Why only unofficial package at
   http://users.alioth.debian.org/~miriam/ ?

> [7]Anagramarama,

Added to task arcade ???
Just closed WNPP without no upload but Ubuntu package.  Anybody taking
over Debian packaging?

> [8]Funny Boat

Added to task arcade (?)

> and [9]Vodovod,

Added to task arcade (?)

> 1. http://wiki.debian.org/DebianJr
> 2. http://kids.platinumarts.net/
> 3. http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hvy3h3z8cvw
> 4. http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Hex-a-hop
> 5. http://james.hamsterrepublic.com/?p=130
> 6. http://kartofel.jfedor.org/
> 7. http://www.happypenguin.org/show?Anagramarama
> 8. http://funnyboat.sourceforge.net/
> 9. http://home.gna.org/vodovod/

Well, I hope that Debian Junior will return to provide more than
links to homepages of nice games.  So I edited the task files
according to my poor knowledge and the result can be seen at

   http://cdd.alioth.debian.org/junior/tasks/arcade.html
   http://cdd.alioth.debian.org/junior/tasks/puzzle.html

The full diff I did is attached below - please ask if something
remains unclear here!!!

Please review these pages (and the other Debian Jr related
pages).  I would really love to see Debian Jr become more living
and I would happily give technical help to connect to the Blends
effort.  Please tell me explicitely whether you like this support
or not.  I will not continue to take over the work to edit the
tasks files for a long time because I feel incompetent regarding
the content.  So please be more verbose about the current status
and what you plan to do in this regard.  I promised to help but
this help was not asked for more than half a year. :-(

Kind regards

        Andreas.

Here comes the diff which implements the things I mentioned above.


Index: arcade
===================================================================
--- arcade	(Revision 1323)
+++ arcade	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -13,3 +13,16 @@
  Depends: heroes-ggi | heroes-sdl

  Depends: lbreakout2, madbomber, supertux, tuxmath, xsoldier
+
+Depends: funnyboat, vodovod
+
+Depends: anagramarama
+Homepage: http://www.coralquest.com/anagramarama/
+License: GPL
+Responsible: Javier Galicia <[email protected]>
+WNPP: 289392
+Pkg-URL: http://packages.ubuntu.com/feisty/games/anagramarama
+Pkg-Description: fast paced anagram puzzle game using SDL
+ Simple SDL game where you guess possible permutations
+ of a scrambled word within a time limit.  Simple, arcade
+ style of play.
Index: puzzle
===================================================================
--- puzzle	(Revision 1323)
+++ puzzle	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -5,3 +5,24 @@
   we hope this sampling of packages will appeal to child and adult alike.

  Depends: codebreaker, frozen-bubble, gtans, lmemory, xjig
+
+Depends: hex-a-hop
+
+Depends: stegavorto
+Homepage: http://james.hamsterrepublic.com/?p=130
+Responsible: Miriam Ruiz <[email protected]>
+License: GPL
+Pkg-URL: http://ppa.launchpad.net/miry/ubuntu/pool/main/s/stegavorto/
+Pkg-Description: click on letters to spell out secret words
+ Discover secret messages embedded in the works of great authors. This
+ game is inspired in something that the author dreamed. In it you'll have
+ to show your ability finding letters in big texts.
+
+Depends: kartofel
+Homepage: http://kartofel.jfedor.org
+Responsible: Miriam Ruiz <[email protected]>
+License: GPL
+Pkg-URL: http://users.alioth.debian.org/~miriam/
+Pkg-Description: connect the dots in order without crossing over yourself
+ Kartofel is a game of skill and logic. The objective is to connect the
+ numbered dots in order, without crossing over yourself.

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