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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 10:45:14 +0100
From: Peter Killworth <P.Killworth@soc.soton.ac.uk>
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Chuck Smith wrote:
>
> I am working on the first of what could be several episodes in a continuing
> IF adventure targeted (but not exclusive) to young people. Does anyone have
> experience with elementary-school age children and IF? What age do you think
> children understand the concepts of compass direction and problem solving?
>--
<snip>
Well, I wrote Giantkiller many years ago, which Topologika still sells,
for the 9-11 age group. It's almost pure text, puzzle(math) based, pokes
fun at the fairy tale genre, and has sold a helluva lot of copies to
individuals and schools over the years. (I hasten to add the reason it
sold well was almost entirely due to teacher input to the design
process!)
You might want to look at www.topolgka.demon.co.uk/ to find out about
it, and I'm happy to talk about the detail level if I can remember it
all. I've reprogrammed it several times now, but never into Inform!
Peter K.
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