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[Mint]

I have an idea, but I have no idea where to start to look for something like this. I want to make a game similar to Deubel's KaBoom, but I want to find a way to play it on the computer. The principal just spent a lot of money on a nice touch screen and I'd like to make more use of it.

Basically I'm looking for some program that allows me to enter a number of topical questions as well as jokers into a set, and then be able to randomly select a member of that set. Kinda like a big, ever shuffling, card pile, but on a screen. Where could I begin to look for/make something like this? Thanks in advance.

[tfunk]

You could use Adobe Flash (Actionscript is the programming language). You'll have to learn how to program, probably from the ground up if you intend developing the application by yourself. You could also pay somebody to do it for you (outsource to somewhere like India)!

If you're lucky you might be able to find something similar to what you need on the internet. If it's open source you can download it and modify it for your own needs.

The more specific you are about the programs functionality, the better armed you'll be to approach it, either looking for a similar program, looking for tutorials, or outsourcing.

I recommend writing a step-by-step list of what the program should be able to do.

[lifeinkorea]

You might want to check out this program http://www.memorylifter.com/

[Mint]

That program is great! I can record sounds, images, etc. Certainly a winner for any vocabulary class.

I suppose one major hurdle I would have to cross comes from the variety of the responses the students could give to any pattern. I can probably deal with this by just turning off the "multiple choice" pattern option on speaking quizes and entering a blank into the field so each card will be shuffled back into "box 1", thereby keeping it totally random.

Cool program, thanks!

[jonpurdy]

+1 Flash.

It's a pain when websites overuse it but for developing custom programs with minimal effort it can't be beat.

I've used it to develop a few simple games specifically for our big touch screen TV. It still takes lots of time to develop stuff so make sure you've got time during your day.

Once you get the hang of it, it's quite easy to use and much much much easier than learning a proper language. The only disadvantage is that because it's very high level, it generally requires way more computing power than something developed in a proper language, such as C. But you've got a touch screen, I'm assuming that you also have a decent computer.