Whlst not a 'ubuntu' game, if you have internet access, I'd suggest club penguin [1]. It is a safe area, teaches stuff and is also actually fun for us grown ups :D
Regards, Phill. 1. http://clubpenguin.miniclip.com/index.php?lang=en&p=62&ts=1347838198#/login/ On 17 September 2012 00:15, Bruno Girin <[email protected]> wrote: > So here's the result so far, I thought it could be useful to others. > > I installed: > > - GCompris, > - Tux Math, > - Tux Typing, > - Extreme Tux Racer (which needs a bit of tweaking to work with a wide > screen [1]), > - Cheese, > - Skype (special request so she can talk to her gran in Germany), > - Picsaw (thanks Ubuntu app challenge!) > - Numpty Physics (thanks Alan Lord!), > - Frozen Bubble (thanks Tim Dobson!), > - Pinta, > - TurtleArt, > - GeoGebra, > - Fogger (thanks Ubuntu app challenge: 2 minutes to create a dedicated > CBeebies app!), > - MyUnity (to disable workspaces). > > I did *not* install: > > - SuperTux 2: doesn't support wide screen resolutions properly, > - KTurtle: just says "unknown function" with little help when you type > in something it doesn't like, > - EToys: didn't work, looks like a screen refresh issue, > - Pencil: doesn't work well with a 1024x600 resolution, it expects > higher vertical resolution, > - Scratch: slightly upset about this one, same issue as EToys. > > I may still install: > > - A link to www.poissonrouge.com (thanks Mike Carter!): as it uses > Flash, it doesn't work as a Fogger app so it needs a bit more work, > - KidsRuby [2]: at the moment, the installation is a bit convoluted, > it'd be nice if it was packaged, > - Alice [3]: same, install needs a bit of work. > > I wish I had found: > > - A piano app like the one on poissonrouge.com or any music app for > kids > > > [1] > http://askubuntu.com/questions/92417/how-do-i-prevent-extreme-tux-racer-from-changing-my-desktop-resolution > [2] http://www.kidsruby.com/ > [3] http://www.alice.org/ > > Cheers, > > Bruno > > > On 26/08/12 17:28, Bruno Girin wrote: > > Hi all, > > 18 months ago, I installed Ubuntu on a netbook for a friend's daughter. > Now that she's nearly 6, she still loves the netbook and wants an > upgrade with more interesting games on it. At the moment, the netbook is > running 10.10 for netbooks (Unity interface) with gcompris, TuxMath, > TuxTyping, TuxPaint and a couple other things. > > I was planning to upgrade to 12.04 and install Scratch and TurtleArt. > Other than that, I would welcome any suggestion of fun software for a 6 > year old. > > Cheers, > > Bruno > > > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > -- > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > >
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