[games_access] Advice for a Hidden Object Game?

[Sandra Uhling]

Hi Charlie,

well you can collect all of the nice ideas
and present them together with the game.

I do not keep track of all good ideas :-(

Best regards,
Sandra

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Sandra,

Some absolutely lovely ideas, thank you!!! I decided not to do this game for
the moment, as it is largely an artistic game and it takes me a month just
to draw one little thing ;) I definitely want to make this game though, and
will probably seek further advice when I'm developing it :) 

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On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:


	Hi,
	
	some thoughts:
	
	* I looove the ideas with symobls. I did not see this, when I played
such a
	game.
	
	* words = are also useful when kids learn another language!
	A very nice idea to learn vocabulary. I looooove it.
	Imagine you make a game, that is a game in one country and a
teaching game
	in another country :-)
	
	* spoken words = can add benefits for others.
	
	* Time based? In Germany we have one game the add a "relax modes".
	 So you have time enough to search. I personally think some more
"modes"
	would be nice: relax modes, difficulty with 2x minutes, difficulty
with x
	minutes
	
	* What about hint systems?
	 The game I played gave bonus points and this could be used for
hints.
	 Maybe a step-to-step hint would be nice? E.g. Half of the screen,
quarter
	....
	 So you do not get the information where it exactly is, only the
area where
	it is.
	
	Best regards,
	Sandra
	
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	Thanks Nissa!! Definitely love the idea of some positive feedback,
	especially where kids are involved. A written and vocal notice of
what was
	found sounds great :)
	
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	On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Nissa Ludwig
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	wrote:
	
	
	       Charlie,
	
	       You might offer feedback for finding the object, like a
"success"
	sound or signal of some kind.  You might also consider flashing the
word for
	a successful find. If you wanted to go nuts on the 'helping to teach
	reading' side you might think about both flashing the name and,
perhaps,
	having your characters say the word as it appears on screen. Perhaps
a
	screen flash as a signal would also work. If you are not working
with
	disabled children, you might think about that alone. If they are, it
might
	be a good addition to any sort of sound indication.
	
	       I love this idea and wish you the best!
	
	       Hopefully helpfully,
	
	       Nissa
	
	       On Apr 21, 2011 5:34 PM, "Charlie Jackson"
	<charlie at cataclysmicgames.com> wrote:
	       > Hello!
	       >
	       > I am making a Hidden Object type game for kids for an
	       > experimentalgameplay.com challenge (the theme is Clones,
and the
	idea is to
	       > make a game in a one-week period based on the theme, they
do it
	monthly). My
	       > fiancee's sister gave me the idea to make a Hidden Object
type
	game for
	       > young kids who cannot read yet. They love to play them, but
can't
	read what
	       > they're supposed to find, so they can't play without her
around to
	read the
	       > list off to them, so the idea was to put pictures of what
is to be
	found. I
	       > also figured that voicing the choices when the player
hovers over
	it would
	       > make it easier, as well as perhaps help to learn to read.
	       >
	       > I am posting this here, though, to ask if there were any
other
	possible
	       > accessibility ideas to integrate. Any advice is greatly
	appreciated :)
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