From: bernie Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:28:35 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Edit page blog/2010/03 X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8612a390cf07869fdf8601f5421e1103f3a43064;p=wiki.git Edit page blog/2010/03 --- diff --git a/blog/2010/03 b/blog/2010/03 index c6ea1a6..6633c29 100644 --- a/blog/2010/03 +++ b/blog/2010/03 @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ using Sugar 0.82 for about one year. Perhaps the most interesting and controversial finding was which activities are the most popular among them: +{{podium.jpg|maxwidth=640|class=thumbright|The most popular Sugar activities}} + # [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_(video_game) | Doom II]] # [[http://www.pixelprospector.com/indev/2009/12/super-vampire-ninja-zero/ | Super Vampire Ninja Zero]] # [[http://activities.sugarlabs.org/en-US/sugar/addon/4024 | Navegar]] (Browse) -{{podium.jpg|maxwidth=640|class=thumbright|What are kids doing with Sugar?}} - Heh, at least Browse made the third place, I thought. But when I asked what websites they were visiting, the answer was invariably "videos". @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ vast majority would rather spend their free time playing. === Those inappropriate games === +{{http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Doom-boxart.jpg|class=thumbright|The Ultimate Doom title artwork}} + It's no wonder kids would like a game which is "//widely regarded as one of the most important titles in gaming history//", according to the Wikipedia. The first 7 hits for the common word "[[http://www.google.com/search?q=doom|doom]]" @@ -44,14 +46,16 @@ only install signed applications? So much for the "child ownership" principle. Do we develop a couple boring educational games, in the hope they will keep our kids from playing the "//#1 game of all time//"? I'm sure it will work :-) -No, we give them the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_WAD|level editor]] too, -channelling some of this passion to learn the concepts of 3D graphics and game -deisgn. Over 13,000 maps were created for Doom by young artits of any age and -nationality. Newer games from ID Software enabled users to create entire new games -through an embedded [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuakeC | programming language]]. +Or we could admit defeat and give them the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_WAD|level editor]] +too, channeling some of this passion towards learning advanced concepts of 3D graphics +and game deisgn. Over 13,000 maps were created for Doom by young artits of any age and +nationality. Later games from ID Software came with a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuakeC | programming language]] +which enabled users to create entire new games from the same engine. + +=== Those inappropriate cartoons === +{{http://www.shoemoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/blame-canada.jpg|class=thumbleft|Still from South Park}} -=== Those inappropriate videos === What about the videos? The most popular video websites are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash | Flash]] based.