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A text dungeon game for literacy and numeracy
A text dungeon game for literacy and numeracy


Most of this page transferred to [[Activities/Textdungeon]] , just the command line version here
[[File:Text dungeon.jpg|300px]]
[[File:Text dungeon.jpg|300px]]


(Will transfer this page to [[Activities/Textdungeon]] if it gets to a working version.)
The dungeon [[File:Sampledungeon.doc | description file]]  
 
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


The intention is that children would both play and create dungeons to develop math, literacy and problem solving skills:
Playing the game
* visualise 2D spaces (could extend to 3D or even 4D)
* navigate compass directions N E S W and relationship to right, left
* text literacy
* can include subject related content
* problem solving
Making/editing/reading a dungeon file
* all the above plus
* Cartesian coordinates
* variables
* word processing skills
* programming like skills
* create in any language
===Dungeon file format===
[l,room x,room y] your location
[i, item, item ....] your inventory
[u,room x, room y, item, room x, .....] location of items
[d,room x, room y, direction, locked, room x, .....] status of wall/door segments, unlisted segments are locked, doors can be asymmetric
[r,room x,room y,direction,item which unlocks,open text,closed text,text when opening]  one entry for each unlockable door
[[File:Sampledungonmap.jpg]]
For example, the Sampledungeon represented above is described by these strings
[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
[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===