I split the problem into two parts in my previous comments:
- Memory Match games are good for cognitive abilities
- Screens either are or are not bad for intellectual abilities, depending on the study you choose to believe
So it all depends on what you believe has a bigger impact even if you're in the "all screen time is bad" camp. Anyway, I know I'm not gonna convince you and you're not gonna convince me. It's not like I never read anything and decided that I'll base my opinions on my feelings only.
I'm a firm believer that the problem is with parents not setting healthy boundaries for screen time, not the fact that a screen is showing some pictures.
Thanks for the kind words! This app (like pretty much everything open source I ever did) stemmed from needing an app like that but not finding any and every little "Contains ads" in the Play Store listing made me a little sadder that vultures are trying to attack even the most vulnerable.
The only other good one I found had a different problem, a good old greediness (every theme was a separate app, each unlocked with an in-app purchase, meaning you cannot buy once and use on all family member's devices, the unlock was $2, but multiply it with 4 apps and 4 devices and it gets quite expensive for such a simple game). I'm fine with that in general, but given I'm a developer, I decided to offer people a better alternative.
So yeah, I believe in it and I'm glad someone sees it that way.
Seriously, thanks, I think it's been quite a while since some online stranger said something so nice to me!
And other studies have shown that moderate screen time doesn't impair them. And that games can improve intellectual abilities has been known for millennia, with studies proving it.
And as is the case for pretty much everything, there's more than one angle. Being the "weird kid" who doesn't know what their schoolmates are talking about when they reference the latest popular show is not all the rage it might seem.
Eh, everything is about the quantity, afaik. If you let your kid watch TV/phone every day for a few hours, you've got a problem.
If you limit it and watch your kid, it's fine. At least as far as I can see, anyway.
Some researches tend to agree with me (well, the other way, really, I agree with them), while others don't.
But one thing all researches I've read agree on is that passive screen time (TV, YouTube etc.) is bad, so I think that something that boosts memory and helps with cognitive abilities is much better. And that's why I built this game.
Well, as usual with GNU, there is the chance that someone else will take it and make it useful. They usually have a solid foundation, they're just kinda stuck in the middle ages when it comes to usability.
Thank you! Just FYI, you're linking directly to a specific release, it would be better to either link to the main repo, or to the https://github.com/RikudouSage/KidMemoryGame/releases/latest link which automatically redirects to the latest release (which is probably what happened here - you copied the URL after redirect).
Additionally, if I may ask, I'm in the middle of renaming the app to Memory Match for Kids, could you please name it such? In a day or so it should pass the Google review and it will be official.
A memory match game made by me, fully open source, made with small (2-6) kids in mind. Comes in two flavours, one of them contains all the assets bundled and thus doesn't even need access to the internet.
Available on GitHub and Play Store (screenshots available on both):
Added it there as well!
Added them to the post.
QML is such an awesome UI language, the only thing (that I know of) that comes close is Jetpack Compose.
The flavour of JavaScript QML uses is very different from regular JavaScript, it's literally a glue language and any significant non-UI logic should be done in C++.
And Qt C++ is very different to most other C++ framework (or how people usually write pure C++), it feels much more Java-inspired.
Anyway, it really is a great UI toolkit if you want something powerful, cross-platform and efficient.
Perhaps I worded it poorly, but my point was that companies shouldn't go bankrupt when they make a mistake.
If you keep doing it after you've been told, then you're no longer just making a mistake it's obviously malicious, but I don't think then Apple should go bankrupt when they incorrectly implement a new law.
While I personally don't think it's accidental, you should be more lenient towards a first offense for any new law (unless you can prove it was intentional, which is incredibly hard).
Qt is my favourite, though it's not .NET.
Various servers using various software that can communicate with each other.
I mean, not like it was his fault only, I blame the council who decided that "hmm, what if we force this young and insecure young man to spy on someone he deeply admires?" is the right course of action.
In general the Jedi are a cult forcing their members to get rid of emotions (which backfires like all the time) and I'm not sure there were any good sides in the prequels.
While true, 568m is a significant cost of doing business. Also remember that a punitive action should not make the company go bankrupt, it should make them rethink.
And if they don't, the fines will go higher, until they do rethink.
Steam is equally shitty, they just have the advantage of not being publicly traded which means they can create long term strategies and execute them successfully.
Doesn't mean they're pro consumer.
That must suck, having your life and dreams destroyed like that. Hope he recovers, both physically and, perhaps even more important, mentally.
Given they were caught, it's actually NOT how you get ants.
I'm hardcore, what about you?
Somewhere in between that weird guy and jaded outcast.
Damn, sounds good, except I suck at games, so playing at the low difficulty is the only way for me to enjoy a game. That pretty much rules out all multiplayer games for me.
I always feel better about myself when I see huge companies pull off shit like this
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