- Changing the scoring system - I am not too sure I want to do this because the game targets toddlers, and I don't know the value of keeping score for kids that age.
- Adding sounds - Thinking about adding sounds to describe each shape. "Circle." "You matched the circle!" Of course, I would include a Settings menu item to disable the sounds.
- Adding different difficulty levels - Currently there is just one 4x4 grid. I don't want to go any bigger because the buttons are just the right size on my Droid for my kid's fingers. But I would consider smaller grids, maybe 2x2, 3x2, 4x2, 4x3 grids.
- Making the matched cards disappear or become disabled - the matched cards serve a UI purpose: you can touch an matched card to get an unsuccessful match to turn over. If I added this, I'd probably add the next improvement
- Adding a timer to turn cards over after an unsuccessful match - this would remove the need to touch a card to continue after an unsuccessful match, but it would consume extra battery life to run a timer, which is a side effect I don't like.
- Improving the graphics - I am not a designer, but I could play around in Inkscape some.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Improvements to ShapeMatch?
I am considering making some improvements to ShapeMatch. Here are the things I have in mind:
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