Comments on: OLPC versus Nintendo DS http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/ Education, Interactivity, Play and Emerging Cultural Forms from Andy Polaine. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:59:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5479 Andy Polaine Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:51:08 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5479 <p>Well, the OLPC has hit the market otherwise Stojanovic wouldn't be able to make the comparison. Whilst I'm sure Nintendo have far greater resources than OLPC, I would imagine that they have not dissimilar cost and speed/specs issues.</p> <p>The thrust of my post in response to Alexander's was about the way the OLPC was conceived rather than its most basic functionalities. There's no reason why the OLPC couldn't have a very different approach and interface - and I haven't had one in my hands myself so I can't confirm what Alex was saying.</p> <p>On the other hand I have been involved in education and interaction design projects that have really suffered from starting out from false premises, even with the best will in the world.</p> <p>Don't get me wrong, I really want the OLPC to work wonders, but I'm worried it's going to be another <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_C5" rel="nofollow">Sinclair C5</a>.</p> Well, the OLPC has hit the market otherwise Stojanovic wouldn’t be able to make the comparison. Whilst I’m sure Nintendo have far greater resources than OLPC, I would imagine that they have not dissimilar cost and speed/specs issues.

The thrust of my post in response to Alexander’s was about the way the OLPC was conceived rather than its most basic functionalities. There’s no reason why the OLPC couldn’t have a very different approach and interface - and I haven’t had one in my hands myself so I can’t confirm what Alex was saying.

On the other hand I have been involved in education and interaction design projects that have really suffered from starting out from false premises, even with the best will in the world.

Don’t get me wrong, I really want the OLPC to work wonders, but I’m worried it’s going to be another Sinclair C5.

]]> By: Thomas.S http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5478 Thomas.S Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:31:56 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5478 <p>Maybe it's just that the nintendo has spent a long time on the market, has lots of software available? The OLPC has not even hit any market, and we look at its most basic functionalities?</p> Maybe it’s just that the nintendo has spent a long time on the market, has lots of software available? The OLPC has not even hit any market, and we look at its most basic functionalities?

]]> By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5472 Andy Polaine Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:47:05 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5472 <p>Yes I did read that. I got the feeling that was more to do with Intel wanting to do their own one than anything else.</p> Yes I did read that. I got the feeling that was more to do with Intel wanting to do their own one than anything else.

]]> By: tim rudder http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5451 tim rudder Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:52:51 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/01/04/olpc-versus-nintendo-ds/#comment-5451 <p>not sure <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7171201.stm" rel="nofollow">if you saw</a>..</p> not sure if you saw..

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