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Here is the (growing) list of activities presently in development for the XO laptops. Click on the name of any activity to get detailed information about its design and development status.

The Activity Grid lists activities which can be downloaded to an XO laptop, and have had some degree of testing.

For more information about activity development in general please observe the Activities section of the OLPC Human Interface Guidelines, and Creating an Activity.

Sugar Activity List

Activity Name	Description	Base	Updated in Build	l10n	Current Status
General Search and Discovery
Journal	File browser	Y	437	-	Basics work
Browse	Web browser	Y	437	-	Web version 19 - depend on new hulahop package, embedded ogg playback added
Library	Overview of content activities	?	N	-	Maybe visible via 'Extras' / linked from a browser page
Documents (Read, Write & Share)
Read	Book/pdf reader	Y	Y	-	May not be a sugar icon in the long run; Can get to it from the browser; PDF functionality good.
Write	Word processor	Y	437	-	version 20; added collaboration; journal integration added
Collage	Collage and book maker	N	N	-	Being worked on by Sophie
MikMik	Distributed wiki editor	N	N	-	Not in current build; part of Mako's thesis. Being tested this month.
Feeds : News and more, (Read, Write & Share)
News Reader	News reader	Y	Y	-	May not be a sugar icon in the long run; Get from the browser
Chat and talk
Chat	Text chat	Y	495	-	Back in the builds, works through the mesh interface.
Video Chat	Video/Voice chat (Call)	Y	437	-	Probably not a Sugar Icon. Can talk to another person over internet; peer to peer still being worked out.
Drawing & Media editing
Draw	Basic Paint	Y	Y	-	In the build; GUI needs rework.
Photograph (Capture)	Still and video	Y	Y	-	In the build
TamTam	Music composition	Y	Y	-	In the build; partially complete.
Programming
Develop	Developer's console	Y	Y	-	Not a Sugar icon. In the build; currently fragmentary; community developed.
— Python	Programming language/environment	?	?	-	Not in current build
Etoys	Learning / programming / authoring environment	Y	Y	-	In the build; presence integration underway.
Logo	Logo programming language	?	?	-	Not in current build
Turtle Art	Psuedo-Logo graphical programming language	?	437	-	Needs a toolbar
Scratch	Learning / programming / authoring environment	?	?	-	Under development
EduKT	Multimedia Content Creator	N	N	-	In Development, initial 0.29 release done.
Math & Science
Calculate	Basic calculator	Y	Y	-	In the build; usable as is. Maybe grouped with spreadsheet.
Calculadora	Basic calculator with visualization of calculations	?	?	-	Some issues with render on XO
Spreadsheet	Basic spreadsheet	N	N	-	Not in the build yet. Group Sugar icon with calculate
Rule	Simple ruler and cm/mm grids	N	N	-	TRIAL-2 feature complete. Needs l10n, and testing on real hardware.
Stopwatch	Basic stopwatch	N	N	-	Could go TRIAL-2 with current features. But more planned. Needs l10n, and testing on real hardware.
Measure	DC and AC Measurements using the Analog Input port	N	N	-	Not in current build.
Media, Audio & Video Players
DJ	?	?	?	-	Not in current build
Multi-media	Gnash for early builds	?	?	-	Not in current build
Helix media activity	Media player	?	N	-	Not in current build
Games
Block Party	Tetris game	?	Y	-	In the build; could use optimization, but complete.
Block Game	Tetris game	N	N	-	svn .xo file, sugarized
Connect	Connect-4 game	Y	495	-	UI Improved to tell you what is going on (waiting for player to join...); works with salut
Deducto	Logic game	?	?	-	Running well in Sugar. Development going on to make it compatible with the UI guidelines.
Kuku	Educational tutorial game	N	N	Kuku/Localization	Not in the build
Memorize	Memory game (?)	?	?	-	Not in current build
Memoletters	Memory game for learning letters	?	?	-	Not in current build
Memonumbers	Memory game for learning numbers	?	?	-	Not in current build
Math game	math game for making a number as a function of 4 others	?	?	-	Not in current build; has YouTube video demo
ABC FLower	A more appropriate version of the hangman game	N	N	-	Not in current build
Reversi		?	?	-	Not in current build; see coderanger.net source
Slider Puzzle	Slider Puzzle to improve on puzzle solving skills	?	?	-	Not in current build. Already works and the UI is almost defined. Partial mesh support.
Spray Play	two- or more? player shape-pushing physics game	?	?	-	Not in current build. code @ googlecode.com.
3D Pong		?	?	-	Not in current build; on the wiki as uploaded file.
SpaceWars		?	?	-	Not in current build; Ported by the Silverman brothers.
DazzleDarts		?	?	-	Not in current build; Ported by the Silverman brothers and Vadim Gerasimov (network enabled, but not integrated into Sugar)
Other
Poll Activity	Simple poll tool that allows children to express their opinions on a given topic	N	N	-	Not in current build
Mesh Board	Peer-to-peer "Craigslist"	N	N	-	Not in current build
VisualAcuityDemo	Play with visual acuity measurements.	N	N	-	Doesn't yet work on real xo's. Needs tube-based remote control.

l10n — Please note the l10n (aka Localization) elements of the activity (ie: the POT file/directory link — [http:link POT] or [[PO page]].

Launching from: mesh, taskbar, journal, clipbar, browser.

See also

• Activity Grid