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==Text dungeon==

A text dungeon game for literacy and numeracy

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~~Text dungeon.jpg~~

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~~(Will transfer this page to Activities/Textdungeon if it gets to a working version.)~~

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[[File:Textdungeon1.xo]] is a Sugarised install bundle, works Sugar 0.88 - 0.92

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The dungeon File:Sampledungeon.doc 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.

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~~File:Textdungeon.doc 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

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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* 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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* navigate compass directions N E S W and relationship to right, left

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text literacy

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* text literacy

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can include subject related content

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* can include subject related content

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problem solving

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* problem solving

Making/editing/reading a dungeon file

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all the above plus

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* all the above plus

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Cartesian coordinates

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* Cartesian coordinates

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variables

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* variables

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word processing skills

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* word processing skills

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programming like skills

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* programming like skills

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create in any language

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* create in any language

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~~[edit] Dungeon file format~~

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===Dungeon file format===

[l,room x,room y] your location

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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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[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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Sampledungonmap.jpg

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[[File:Sampledungonmap.jpg]]

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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~~[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

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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

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~~[edit] Keyboard commands~~

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===Keyboard commands===

h - help

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