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A text dungeon game for literacy and numeracy
 
A text dungeon game for literacy and numeracy
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Most of this page transferred to [[Activities/Textdungeon]] , just the command line version here
 
[[File:Text dungeon.jpg|300px]]
 
[[File:Text dungeon.jpg|300px]]
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(Will transfer this page to [[Activities/Textdungeon]] if it gets to a working version.)
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The dungeon [[File:Sampledungeon.doc | description file]]  
 
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The dungeon [[File:Sampledungeon.doc | description file]] description file is plain text and can be edited with the Write Activity. It is purposefully unencrypted and easily edited. 'Cheating' by reading or altering the dungeon is encouraged.
      
[[File:Textdungeon.doc | the program]] is a version of the program's Python code which works from the command line  
 
[[File:Textdungeon.doc | the program]] is a version of the program's Python code which works from the command line  
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[[File:Textdungeon1.xo]] is a Sugarised install bundle, works Sugar 0.88 - 0.92
 
[[File:Textdungeon1.xo]] is a Sugarised install bundle, works Sugar 0.88 - 0.92
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The intention is that children would both play and create dungeons to develop math, literacy and problem solving skills:
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Playing the game
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* visualise 2D spaces (could extend to 3D or even 4D)
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* navigate compass directions N E S W and relationship to right, left
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* text literacy
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* can include subject related content
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* problem solving
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Making/editing/reading a dungeon file
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* all the above plus
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* Cartesian coordinates
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* variables
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* word processing skills
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* programming like skills
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* create in any language
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===Dungeon file format===
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[l,room x,room y] your location
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[i, item, item ....] your inventory
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[u,room x, room y, item, room x, .....] location of items
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[d,room x, room y, direction, locked, room x, .....] status of wall/door segments, unlisted segments are locked, doors can be asymmetric
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[r,room x,room y,direction,item which unlocks,open text,closed text,text when opening]  one entry for each unlockable door
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[[File:Sampledungonmap.jpg]]
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For example, the Sampledungeon represented above is described by these strings
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[u,0,0,lamp,0,1,key,1,1,sword,1,0,princess] #key in room 0,1 , sword in room 1,1 ,princess room 1,0
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[d,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,1,3,0,1,0,0,0] #room 0,0 north door open, room 0,1 east door locked etc
      
===Keyboard commands===
 
===Keyboard commands===
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