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#'''Mental Maths -'''<br />This section includes games based on mathematical operations like counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, divisibility tests etc. I am going to add 3 games in this section.

#'''Mental Maths -'''<br />This section includes games based on mathematical operations like counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, divisibility tests etc. I am going to add 3 games in this section.

#*Polygon Shower - <br />In this game polygons will be falling from the sky and player has to identify their names in order to collect points. This game helps children to learn about different types of polygons in a fun way. Player loses a life if a polygon touches the ground.

#*Polygon Shower - <br />In this game polygons will be falling from the sky and player has to identify their names in order to collect points. This game helps children to learn about different types of polygons in a fun way.

#*Compare to Conquer - <br />In this game the user is shown two expressions and an equality option. The player has to click on the expression which has greater value or the equals sign if the numbers are equal. With each wrong answer one life is deducted. Also an another game can be implemented which shows different measuring units (example- gram and kilogram) to compare.

#*Compare to Conquer - <br />In this game the user is shown two expressions and an equality option. The player has to click on the expression which has greater value or the equals sign if the numbers are equal. With each wrong answer one life is deducted. Also an another game can be implemented which shows different measuring units (example- gram and kilogram) to compare. A simple vedic maths trick for multiplication of a two digit number with 11 can be included in this game by showing tutorial in the beginning and using expressions based on this trick in the game.

#*Math Ship - <br />In this game the player is given two mathematical operations simultaneously and a space racer is shown on the screen moving in space. To dodge the meteors one has to answer either the expression given on the left which makes the spaceship move left or the expression on the right which makes the spaceship move to the right. Also a simple vedic maths trick for multiplication of a two digit number with 11 can be included in this game by showing tutorial in the beginning and using expressions based on this trick in the game.  

#*MasterMind - <br />Mastermind is a traditional code-breaking game. In this game the player has to guess a 4 digit number using as much less steps as possible.

#'''Reasoning and Understanding -'''  

#'''Reasoning and Understanding -'''  

#*Grammar Game-<br />A game which tests the grammatical reasoning of the player by showing a set of statement and a corresponding image. The player has to check the validity of the statement from the image and answer by clicking on true or false.

#*Grammar Game-<br />A game which tests the grammatical reasoning of the player by showing a set of statement and a corresponding image. The player has to check the validity of the statement from the image and answer by clicking on true or false.

#*Motion Capture -<br />Leaves of a particular color will be shown flying in a particular direction on the screen. For the green leaves the player has to answer the direction of motion while for the brown leaves player will have to answer the direction in which they are pointing. Each round shows one type of leaves flying in a random direction (up, down, left or right) and pointing in a random direction (up, down, left or right). Player has to reply according to the color of the leaves. This game helps enhance the presence and flexibility of mind.

#*Motion Capture -<br />Leaves of a particular color will be shown flying in a particular direction on the screen. For the green leaves the player has to answer the direction of motion while for the brown leaves player will have to answer the direction in which they are pointing. Each round shows one type of leaves flying in a random direction (up, down, left or right) and pointing in a random direction (up, down, left or right). Player has to reply according to the color of the leaves. This game helps enhance the presence and flexibility of mind.

#'''Quick Science -'''  

#'''Quick Learning -'''  

#*Quick Time -<br />This game teaches a nice and simple way to add hours and minutes together using simple vedic maths trick. It can help children to learn to tell time faster and in a fun way.<br />For Example-<br />To add 1 hour and 40 minutes to 3 hrs and 35 minutes. We write 1 Hour 40 minutes as 140 and 3 Hours 35 minutes as 335 and then add these two numbers.<br />140 + 335 = 475<br />Now just add time constant of 40 to the subtotal and reconvert the time to hours and minutes. The obtained time will be the answer. In our example if we add 40<br />40 + 475 = 515<br />we get 515 which is equivalent to 5 hours and 15 minutes (Correct Answer!!).

#*Quick Time -<br />This game teaches a nice and simple way to add hours and minutes together using simple vedic maths trick. It can help children to learn to tell time faster and in a fun way.<br />For Example-<br />To add 1 hour and 40 minutes to 3 hrs and 35 minutes. We write 1 Hour 40 minutes as 140 and 3 Hours 35 minutes as 335 and then add these two numbers.<br />140 + 335 = 475<br />Now just add time constant of 40 to the subtotal and reconvert the time to hours and minutes. The obtained time will be the answer. In our example if we add 40<br />40 + 475 = 515<br />we get 515 which is equivalent to 5 hours and 15 minutes (Correct Answer!!).

#*Quick Temp - <br />This game teaches fast but approximate temperature conversion trick to children. To convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius just subtract 30 and divide the answer by 2. And to convert from celsius to Fahrenheit we just have to do the reverse of the trick. Multiply the value by 2 and add 30 to it.Remember, the answer is not exact but it gives you a rough idea.

#*Quick Temp - <br />This game teaches fast but approximate temperature conversion trick to children. To convert temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius just subtract 30 and divide the answer by 2. And to convert from celsius to Fahrenheit we just have to do the reverse of the trick. Multiply the value by 2 and add 30 to it.Remember, the answer is not exact but it gives you a rough idea.

#Designing  the artworks to be used in the games and using the artworks available through various free sources and developing new ones using InkScape.

#Designing  the artworks to be used in the games and using the artworks available through various free sources and developing new ones using InkScape.

#Writing programs for the games explained above .  

#Writing programs for the games explained above .  

Timeline -  

Timeline -  

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*Share the game for review and write blog post.

*Share the game for review and write blog post.

Reasoning and understanding Game - Odd One Out

Reasoning and understanding Game - Color Trio

*Work on the code for generating random questions.

*Work on the code for g.me

*Share the completed game and write blog post.

*Share the completed game and write blog post.

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| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)

| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)

| Mental Math Game - Math Ship

| Mental Math Game - MasterMind

*Write the game activity in phaser. Write code for generating random mathematical questions and answers.

*Write the game activity in phaser..

*Write blog and share the activity through a github page for Reviews.

*Write blog and share the activity through a github page for Reviews.

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|-

| Week 10 (July 25 - July 31)

| Week 10 (July 25 - July 31)

| Reasoning and Understanding Game - Seesaw Time

| Quick Science Game- Garden Walk

*Write the code for generating new random questions and displaying in the form of seesaw orientations.

*Write the code for generating new random maps.

*Write blog and share the activity through a github page for Reviews.

*Write blog and share the activity through a github page for Reviews.

| Week 11 (August 1 - August 7)

| Week 11 (August 1 - August 7)

| Buffer Week

| Buffer Week

Host the activity on a github page and share the link in Sugar Labs community for feedback and bugs.  

Host the activity on a github page and share the link in Sugar Labs community for feedback and bugs.  

| Clean the code, improve documentation, and submit code .

| Clean the code, improve documentation, and submit code .

|}

|}

Other commitments during this period -

Other commitments during this period -

I have been a programming enthusiast since my school days. I enjoy developing websites and doing front end work. Following are some of my projects:

I have been a programming enthusiast since my school days. I enjoy developing websites and doing front end work. Following are some of my projects:

* Developed an Official Mentorship Website for Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, which helps guide freshers to have a smooth transition from school life to college life. The link to the website is - https://www.iitrpr.ac.in/smp

* Developed an Official Mentorship Website for Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, which helps guide freshers to have a smooth transition from school life to college life. The link to the website is - https://www.iitrpr.ac.in/smp

* Developed an Ecommerce website for a 12 hour Webathon Event held at Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. Link to the website is - http://freecommerce.freevar.com

* Developed an Ecommerce website for a 24 hour Webathon Event held at Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. Link to the website is - http://freecommerce.freevar.com

* Developed a game Meteor Shower using Phaser.io. It is shared on github here - <nowiki>https://github.com/lovemehta/Meteor-Shower

* Developed a game Meteor Shower using Phaser.io. It is shared on github here - https://github.com/lovemehta/Meteor-Shower<br />You can also play the game here -http://lovemehta.github.io/Meteor-Shower

You can also play the game here -http://lovemehta.github.io/Meteor-Shower

* Developed a simple platform game interface Jumping Jack using Phaser.io. It's source code is shared on github here – https://github.com/lovemehta/TheJumpingJack

* Developed a simple platform game interface Jumping Jack using Phaser.io. It's source code is shared on github here – https://github.com/lovemehta/TheJumpingJack <br />And it can be played here - http://lovemehta.github.io/TheJumpingJack<br />

And it can be played here - http://lovemehta.github.io/TheJumpingJack

During the length of this semester (i.e. Until May 06) - I can easily manage to squeeze at least 6 hours a day (due to classes in the daytime) on weekdays and 8-10 Hours a day on weekends. In total around 45 hours a week.

During the length of this semester (i.e. Until May 06) - I can easily manage to squeeze at least 6 hours a day (due to classes in the daytime) on weekdays and 8-10 Hours a day on weekends. In total around 45 hours a week.

My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).

My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).

== '''You and the community''' ==

== '''You and the community''' ==

'''If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Sugar Labs community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Sugar Labs community, at least one of whom should be a Sugar Labs GSoC mentor. Provide email contact information for non-GSoC mentors.'''

'''If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Sugar Labs community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Sugar Labs community, at least one of whom should be a Sugar Labs GSoC mentor. Provide email contact information for non-GSoC mentors.'''

Among kids learning mathematics and taking up mental ability exercise is usually associated with anything but fun. But learning can be a lot easier if we move from learning to playing. When we play we level up , when we level up we get interested , when we are interested we grow , when we grow - that's when we learn.  

Among kids learning mathematics and taking up mental ability exercise is usually associated with anything but fun. But learning can be a lot easier if we move from learning to playing. When we play we level up , when we level up we get interested , when we are interested we grow , when we grow - that's when we learn.  

Also more game developers who like this idea of making learning fun will be attracted towards this activity and the Sugar Labs Community as they can dedicate their innovative ideas for teaching based games to such activities.   

Also more game developers who like this idea of making learning fun will be attracted towards this activity and the Sugar Labs Community as they can dedicate their innovative ideas for teaching based games to such activities.   

'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''

'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''

'''How do you propose you will be keeping the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?'''

'''How do you propose you will be keeping the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?'''

I will be writing a blog frequently about my work which can be a good tracking record of the project and will share it with mentors if required. Also I'll be sharing each game on a Github Page for reviews which can help in tracking my progress.  

I will be writing a blog frequently about my work which can be a good tracking record of the project and will share it with mentors if required. Also I'll be sharing each game on a Github Page for reviews which can help in tracking my progress.

== '''Miscellaneous''' ==

== '''Miscellaneous''' ==

* Send us a screenshot of your new activity executed in Sugarizer

* Send us a screenshot of your new activity executed in Sugarizer

I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.

I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.

==== Describe a great learning experience you had as a child. ====

 

 

'''Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.'''

 

As a child I was a very curious one. I always used to annoy people with my how's and why's about a lot of things. This curiosity instinct has helped me till now to achieve good marks and perform well in my studies. But in the start I wasn't so much fond of studying. One day when I was in fifth standard our science teacher took us to the computer lab and showed us a very nice presentation on the projector. It was about our solar system. That day I was really mesmerized by the animations and the special type of class we had for the first time. Owing to that experience I learned how to make such powerpoint slideshow and present them in the class. I also won a prize for the same in the sixth standard.

As a child I was a very curious one. I always used to annoy people with my how's and why's about a lot of things. This curiosity instinct has helped me till now to achieve good marks and perform well in my studies. But in the start I wasn't so much fond of studying. One day when I was in fifth standard our science teacher took us to the computer lab and showed us a very nice presentation on the projector. It was about our solar system. That day I was really mesmerized by the animations and the special type of class we had for the first time. Owing to that experience I learned how to make such powerpoint slideshow and present them in the class. I also won a prize for the same in the sixth standard.

==== Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more? ====

'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''

Can't think of anything as such. Will edit this answer later if something crosses my mind.

 

I think what sugarizer lacks as a fun to learn software is a collection of educational games. This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn for children than it already is. I  will try my best to make this activity the best attraction Sugarizer has among children.

 

Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer. Life is good.