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2kblater commented on Show HN: Tiny logic and number games I built for my kids   quizmathgenius.com/... · Posted by u/min2bro
2kblater · 25 days ago
I did something similar for my children – very suitable for ages 3 to 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3355240/Teach_Kids_Games/
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2kblater · 9 months ago
Hello everyone,

I’ve been reading posts here for years and have come close to sharing my own thoughts a few times, but this moment feels special to me.

One memorable night, just as with his first phone game, my son and I spent hours playing small games together—this time on a PC with a mouse. It was his first real interaction with computer games, and it turned into a night to remember. Children learn quickly, and with each game, he improved more and more. That evening, we played about 20 different games. About halfway through, he began figuring out how to play the games on his own.

In the days that followed, we spent even more time exploring computer games together. This experience inspired me to create a game featuring a collection of mini-games, carefully designed to eliminate the less enjoyable aspects—like gameplay-blocking ads, the frustration of searching for games only to find them broken or unplayable, and the challenge of trying to replay a game only to realize you can’t find it again.

The twist is that I integrated 20 different metrics, complete with charts, based on mouse data. Here’s a glimpse of what they include:

Speed

Smoothness

Average Clicks

Total Moving Time

Idle Time

Mouse Acceleration

Direction Changes

Pause Count

Total Pause Duration

Average Pause Duration

Double-Click Speed

Cursor Speed Variability

Time to First Click

Time to First Move

Hand Tremors

Trail Complexity

Click-to-Move Ratio

Average Time Between Clicks

Out-of-Bounds Count

Total Out-of-Bounds Time

Composite Score

I hope others can share similar experiences with their children and perhaps even create new activities together.

u/2kblater

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