Am 22. Jun, 2015 schwätzte Nathan England so:
moin moin,
I spent a lot of time playing "Incredible Machine" years ago. Stupid kids
game, but I got sucked right into it. I'm glad to see those types of games
Not familiar with that one. But, yeah, great games for adults as well.
are still around. I'm going to have to look into all of these. Thanks hans.
Looked at a few others I'd pulled down last night.
Kaleidoscope
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=kaleid&fdid=vnd.blueararat.kaleidoscope6
Coloring for Kids 1.0
Also from Androidsoft. A simple coloring by tapping app, but that worked
at 3. That type of thing still gets played once in a while.
http://www.androidsoft.org/coloring-for-kids.html
TuxMemory appears to be the same as Memory Game for Kids, but only with
the tux-themed images.
Slow It!
Also from Androidsoft.
http://www.androidsoft.org/slow-it-.html
Puzzles has a few games that might work.
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=puzzles&fdid=name.boyle.chris.sgtpuzzles
SpacePeng is like Space Invaders.
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=spacepeng&fdid=de.fgerbig.spacepeng
Hmm, Tanks of Freedom was just uploaded or updated.
http://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=in.p1x.tanks_of_freedom
Found a couple more interesting apps as well.
Clash of Balls for two player local network gaming.
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=physics&fdid=com.sapos_aplastados.game.clash_of_balls
Khan Academy viewer
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=physics&fdid=com.concentricsky.android.khan
At least some of the f-droid apps are available from google repo as well.
ciao,
der.hans
On 2015-06-22 00:56, der.hans wrote:
Am 21. Jun, 2015 schwätzte Nathan England so:
moin moin Nathan,
Memory from the f-droid repo. It's GPL and has cards with Tux on them :).
In addition to the matching pictures, each card has its own sound, so
there's also audible matching.
It also useѕ well-known characters for the face side.
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=memory&fdid=org.androidsoft.games.memory.kids
Hmm, that project has a few other games and commitment to GPL.
http://www.androidsoft.org/softwares.html
This also looks useful.
http://www.androidsoft.org/permission-friendly-apps.html
I recently picked up a few other games from f-droid, but haven't really
played with them much.
On the non-FLOSS side there is Petson's Invetions, which I tell everyone
about. It's fantastic. I recommend it even though it's proprietary
software. In fact, it's the only proprietary software I recommend.
We started with it at the age of 3.
It's a digital rube goldberg machine. The player is given and image of
what the machine is supposed to look like, then supplied with a panel of
parts and a field upon which to build the machine. Not all of the parts
will be used. It's a bit difficult, but somewhat randomly pulling stuff
over can make progress, so even at 3 it was useful.
I've seen at least 4 versions available.
If you'll give access to a GNU/Linux box, then sl is great. It's short,
but can entertain over and over, especially if you toss on a wrapper to
randomly call different options.
There's also tuxpaint, but mostly I prefer to just point at the crayons
and paper even if those don't make noises. We do have some stamps, so that
part of tuxpaint isn't as novel.
There are several 'doodle' drawing games on Android, but all proprietary.
I've also disabled networking on the child tablet. No need for tracking.
For board games, Robot Turtle has been great. There are different levels
of play so the older kids might also find it engaging. The 3 year old
probably will have troubles with the role of turtle master, but the older
kids handle it fine.
Since only the turtle master is allowed to touch the board, it's great for
the younger kids who still tend to knock things over when playing with
them.
Officially the players aren't competing against each other, so each can
play a different level of the game at the same time. Convincing them that
they aren't competing can be difficult.
ciao,
der.hans
Howdy,
As I'm sure many of you on this list also have children and several older
android devices, what apps do you install for your kids to play?
I have children from 3 to 14, but I am primarily interested in games for
my 3 year old. I don't have game systems in the house, nor do I own a
television, but as the Phoenix heat kicks into full gear it's difficult to
keep a three year old entertained and productive... and Dr. Seuss books do
an excellent job, but he much prefers Asphalt 8.
What have you found to be good for younger kids?
Free is great, but I'd rather pay a couple dollars for a good game without
in-app purchases, but does that even exist anymore?
My list so far is fairly short:
Angry Birds
Angry Birds Go (racing)
Asphalt 8
Riptide
Bible for Kids (It has a kids game in it)
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