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==Introduction==
The OLPC is an education project but that doesn't mean there is no room for fun. On the contrary, fun must be integrated into the child's educational experience.
==Ideas==
There are many [[constructionist]] game ideas to be found [http://www.squeakland.org/kids/sqfest_2004.htm here]. In order to view them you need to go to [http://www.squeakland.org Squeakland], download Squeak, and install the SqueakPluginInstaller. [[Alan Kay]] is likely to have the entire Squeak environment up and running on the OLPC hardware soon, however, not all regions will want to adopt that as an all-encompassing platform. The same types of things can be implemented in the [[OLPC Python Environment]].

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Introduction

The OLPC is an education project but that doesn't mean there is no room for fun. On the contrary, fun must be integrated into the child's educational experience.

Ideas

There are many constructionist game ideas to be found here. In order to view them you need to go to Squeakland, download Squeak, and install the SqueakPluginInstaller. Alan Kay is likely to have the entire Squeak environment up and running on the OLPC hardware soon, however, not all regions will want to adopt that as an all-encompassing platform. The same types of things can be implemented in the OLPC Python Environment.