Kyle Where the heck can I get all these? Dont talk of downloading because I am still on the MTN Frustating Internet.
Wire On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 09:24 +0300, Kyle Spencer wrote: > All games are educational, and education isn't always best accomplished with > direct methods :) I'd still suggest some LucasArts adventure games and others > like Oregon Trail and Lemmings. They're great for kids, and are highly > educational, even if indirectly. They teach things like history, geography, > reading comprehension, and more without the player even realizing it. > > Also, modern 3D games are often a great way to introduce kids to the concepts > of physics without them even realizing they're learning anything at all. > Actually, some 2D games like Tank, Worms, and QGorillas are great for that as > well, and are two+ player to boot so the kids can play together on the same > computer. > > I do suggest games like Number Munchers for basic math, though. > > Your call :) > > Wire James wrote .. > > Vass > > > > Actually, you corrected me. I should have said 'Educational material' in > > my email. I think I will make arrangements to pick the Edubuntu. I hope > > it will be able to detect my MTN modem :) > > > > Wire > > > > On Tue, 2009-07-28 at 05:04 +0000, Simon Vass wrote: > > > > > Favourites games:- Worms, OpenArena (10+), GnoTris, Pingus, Super Tux > > > Racer, > > Flightgear. > > > > > > If your looking for educational material I'd recommend Edubuntu 9.04, > > > which I > > have a copy of now. > > > > > > > > > Simon Vass > > > Technical Manager > > > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > > > > > http://www.etech.ug > > > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > > > email: [email protected] > > > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kyle Spencer" <[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected], "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Monday, 27 July, 2009 13:27:11 GMT +03:00 Iraq > > > Subject: Re: [LUG] Distro with Games > > > > > > Also, Lemmings! > > > > > > Kyle Spencer wrote: > > > > Ubuntu + Doom/Doom 2 ;) > > > > > > > > Try getting a Scumm emulator and hook them up with LucasArts games > > > > like Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island, etc. > > > > > > > > Also, for the 10-year-old, if you can get on Steam, racing games like > > > > TrackMania United are free downloads and come with track editors so > > > > the kids can get into building their own race-tracks. > > > > > > > > Or, get a NES/SNES emulator for Ubuntu and then you've got access to a > > > > huge library of ROM games. N64 emulators work pretty well on Ubuntu > > > > as well, depending on your graphics card and drivers, so games like > > > > Diddy Kong Racing, Mario 64, Tetrisphere, etc can be at your disposal > > > > as well. > > > > > > > > If you're looking for games like Math Blaster Mystery or Number > > > > Munchers, well, I'm sure there's Linux ports around or Wine is always > > > > an option. > > > > > > > > ... and don't forget Oregon Trail! > > > > > > > > Mix it up with a variety of options and see what they go for. I got > > > > my eight-year-old next-door-neighbor into Portal back home in the > > > > States, so you never know! > > > > > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > > > Wire James wrote: > > > >> Hi Guys > > > >> > > > >> I am looking at dedicating a PC to my kids at home. However, I would > > > >> like to install a linux Distro that is rich in children's games and I > > > >> mean starting from 2 year olds to as old as 10 years. Please advise > > > >> on which one I can use and where I can get it. > > > >> > > > >> PS: Thanks for the generous offers that came my way regarding the > > > >> online video tutorial I had to view last weekend. 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