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.