OT: Android for Kids

[Nathan England]

I spent a lot of time playing "Incredible Machine" years ago. Stupid 
kids game, but I got sucked right into it. I'm glad to see those types 
of games are still around. I'm going to have to look into all of these. 
Thanks hans.



On 2015-06-22 00:56, der.hans wrote:
> Am 21. Jun, 2015 schwätzte Nathan England so:
> 
> moin moin Nathan,
> 
> Memory from the f-droid repo. It's GPL and has cards with Tux on them 
> :).
> 
> In addition to the matching pictures, each card has its own sound, so
> there's also audible matching.
> 
> It also useѕ well-known characters for the face side.
> 
> https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=memory&fdid=org.androidsoft.games.memory.kids
> 
> Hmm, that project has a few other games and commitment to GPL.
> 
> http://www.androidsoft.org/softwares.html
> 
> This also looks useful.
> 
> http://www.androidsoft.org/permission-friendly-apps.html
> 
> I recently picked up a few other games from f-droid, but haven't really
> played with them much.
> 
> On the non-FLOSS side there is Petson's Invetions, which I tell 
> everyone
> about. It's fantastic. I recommend it even though it's proprietary
> software. In fact, it's the only proprietary software I recommend.
> 
> We started with it at the age of 3.
> 
> It's a digital rube goldberg machine. The player is given and image of
> what the machine is supposed to look like, then supplied with a panel 
> of
> parts and a field upon which to build the machine. Not all of the parts
> will be used. It's a bit difficult, but somewhat randomly pulling stuff
> over can make progress, so even at 3 it was useful.
> 
> I've seen at least 4 versions available.
> 
> If you'll give access to a GNU/Linux box, then sl is great. It's short,
> but can entertain over and over, especially if you toss on a wrapper to
> randomly call different options.
> 
> There's also tuxpaint, but mostly I prefer to just point at the crayons
> and paper even if those don't make noises. We do have some stamps, so 
> that
> part of tuxpaint isn't as novel.
> 
> There are several 'doodle' drawing games on Android, but all 
> proprietary.
> 
> I've also disabled networking on the child tablet. No need for 
> tracking.
> 
> For board games, Robot Turtle has been great. There are different 
> levels
> of play so the older kids might also find it engaging. The 3 year old
> probably will have troubles with the role of turtle master, but the 
> older
> kids handle it fine.
> 
> Since only the turtle master is allowed to touch the board, it's great 
> for
> the younger kids who still tend to knock things over when playing with
> them.
> 
> Officially the players aren't competing against each other, so each can
> play a different level of the game at the same time. Convincing them 
> that
> they aren't competing can be difficult.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
> 
>> Howdy,
>> 
>> As I'm sure many of you on this list also have children and several 
>> older android devices, what apps do you install for your kids to play?
>> 
>> I have children from 3 to 14, but I am primarily interested in games 
>> for my 3 year old. I don't have game systems in the house, nor do I 
>> own a television, but as the Phoenix heat kicks into full gear it's 
>> difficult to keep a three year old entertained and productive... and 
>> Dr. Seuss books do an excellent job, but he much prefers Asphalt 8.
>> 
>> What have you found to be good for younger kids?
>> Free is great, but I'd rather pay a couple dollars for a good game 
>> without in-app purchases, but does that even exist anymore?
>> 
>> 
>> My list so far is fairly short:
>> 
>> Angry Birds
>> Angry Birds Go (racing)
>> Asphalt 8
>> Riptide
>> Bible for Kids (It has a kids game in it)
>> 
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