Comments on: ClickToy - A game for two year-olds http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/ Education, Interactivity, Play and Emerging Cultural Forms from Andy Polaine. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:45:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5665 Andy Polaine Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:01:28 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5665 <p>There are one or two I pre-programming environments I think - Logo being one of them. The <a href="http://education.mit.edu/starlogo/" rel="nofollow">Star Logo</a> program is available for Mac.</p> <p>Have you checked out the Lego stuff? Is it too complicated?</p> <p>I have only just found this, but MIT's <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/" title="Scratch programming for kids" rel="nofollow">Scratch might be good. It's a kind of snap-the-code-blocks-together idea.</a></p> <p>Or were you meaning developing something yourself?</p> There are one or two I pre-programming environments I think - Logo being one of them. The Star Logo program is available for Mac.

Have you checked out the Lego stuff? Is it too complicated?

I have only just found this, but MIT’s Scratch might be good. It’s a kind of snap-the-code-blocks-together idea.

Or were you meaning developing something yourself?

]]> By: Nigel Kersten http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5664 Nigel Kersten Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:48:28 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5664 <p>It's much easier giving them their own accounts.</p> <p>I hate to sound like an Apple shill, but the Parental Controls does all I need in that regard.</p> <p>I was actually going to bug you about logo-like pre-programming environments for the 6 year old :)</p> It’s much easier giving them their own accounts.

I hate to sound like an Apple shill, but the Parental Controls does all I need in that regard.

I was actually going to bug you about logo-like pre-programming environments for the 6 year old :)

]]> By: Andy Polaine http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5649 Andy Polaine Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:16:50 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5649 <p>Yes, it's a shame it's Windows only at the moment. I haven't downloaded it yet but it might run Bootcamp or Parallels or CrossOver okay if the 3D isn't too onerous.</p> <p>Can't believe you made a special login script for him.... have you taught him Unix yet?</p> Yes, it’s a shame it’s Windows only at the moment. I haven’t downloaded it yet but it might run Bootcamp or Parallels or CrossOver okay if the 3D isn’t too onerous.

Can’t believe you made a special login script for him…. have you taught him Unix yet?

]]> By: Nigel Kersten http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5644 Nigel Kersten Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:00:16 +0000 http://www.polaine.com/playpen/2008/04/04/clicktoy-a-game-for-two-year-olds/#comment-5644 <p>Windows only... damnit. :)</p> <p>So my 2 year old is rather fond of this software:</p> <p>http://www.giggles.net/</p> <p>which does similar things. Key presses and mouse movements cause things to happen on the screen, visual and auditory.</p> <p>Before I found this, I used to have a script on login to his user account that would disable the mouse and Cmd keys and open up TextEdit maximized to the screen.</p> <p>Just having letters appear when he banged on the keys would keep him happy for a surprisingly long time....</p> Windows only… damnit. :)

So my 2 year old is rather fond of this software:

http://www.giggles.net/

which does similar things. Key presses and mouse movements cause things to happen on the screen, visual and auditory.

Before I found this, I used to have a script on login to his user account that would disable the mouse and Cmd keys and open up TextEdit maximized to the screen.

Just having letters appear when he banged on the keys would keep him happy for a surprisingly long time….

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