Re: gtkpool/gperiodic

[Doug Loss <dloss@csrlink.net>]

Robert Hopcroft wrote:
> 
> Jacques Fortier wrote:
> >      I guess what I'm really working my way towards is a simulated
> chemistry
> > set.
> 
> Perhaps
> someone coming along could see how to put together a set of programs for
> a chemistry class. Doug, would a simulated chemistry set qualify as
> edutainment.
> 
It depends on how it's presented.  As I said in my previous post, I
think edutainment software is generally goal-oriented rather than just
exploratory.  There's usually a way to "win the game."  If the simulated
chemistry set had experiments that had to be performed  properly and the
results understood for the user to win a prestigious prize or to obtain
a specific degree or something, it would probably qualify.

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