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Re: [kidsgames] game reference



Hello Bill,

On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, William Kendrick wrote:

-->Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:11:11 -0800 (PST)
-->From: William Kendrick <nbs@sonic.net>
-->Reply-To: kidsgames@smluc.org
-->To: kidsgames@smluc.org
-->Subject: Re: [kidsgames] game reference
-->
-->> 
-->> Just had a quick look, it doesn't seem to have much relating to what I'm
-->> looking for.... The CircusLinux may be interesting but I don't see much
-->> educational value in it at a glance...
-->
-->Yeah, currently none of my games are educational.

See my suggestion for CircusLinux to get "just a little" educational bent
in there..... Start small and snowball...

--> I'm starting a game
-->design club here in Davis to get programmers/artists/etc.

Sounds good.

--> together with
-->each other, and a number of people have shown interest in doing children's
-->games.

Sounds Great, bring them on... ;)

-->  One runs a cute website for little kids, and another is a 2nd
-->grade teacher.  The third is me (and I've never been that impressed with
-->'educational' games for little kids for Windows :) ).

We have the opportunity to make truly impressive 'educational' games,
because we don't have to cater to the "market" but can instead cater to
the children and those who get to work with them every day.

--> Hopefully we'll 
-->come up with something some time soon. :) 

:)

-->
-->I'm especially happy to have an actual _educator_ in on this, since I don't
-->feel qualified to decide what kind of educational material is suitable for
-->certain age/grade levels. :)
-->

I understand that sentiment.

-- 
Jeff Waddell
jeff@smluc.org

Kids Games Project Coordinator
main website at http://smluc.org/SIA/kidsgames/


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