Software ideas
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| Content ideas | Content projects |
| Hardware ideas | Hardware projects |
| Software ideas | Software projects |
This page is a brainstorming space for ideas which may eventually become Software projects. Keep in mind that the projects here are merely proposals or ideas. If you would like to add a new project idea, try to be reasonably thorough in your description.
When brainstorming, try to let your mind run free. When reading and looking for a project to start, keep in mind that we are looking for projects that encourage Playful Learning instead of Edutainment.
Application Classes
This section discusses whole application-classes that might be useful to have available on the OLPC laptops. That is, these are "requirements"-focussed ideas for what type of thing we want to provide:
- Mathematics
- Simple Calculations
- Calculators, Basic and Scientific
- Spreadsheet software
- Graphing Calculators
- Financial tools (budgeting, loan calculators, accounting software)
- Higher mathematics
- Typesetting/equation editing
- Algebraic solvers
- Geometric exploration (e.g. PyGeo)
- Fractal explorers
- Simple Calculations
- Language
- Initial literacy (local language)
- Story-book reader (illustrated story reader)
- Audio-book reader
- Dictionary (including meanings)
- Thesaurus
- Science
- Starfield explorers
- Chemical simulators
- Physics simulators (Newtonian)
- Biological simulators (population simulators)
- Genealogy software
- Dynamic system simulators (e.g. ecological simulators, economic simulators)
- Geography (mapping) software, coordinates, maps, data-overlays, GIS operations
- Data collection tools
- Physical Education and Training
- Training program tracker
- Art and Expression
- Vector graphic creation (illustration)
- Raster graphic creation (painting, sketching)
- Collage operations (eToys?)
- Programmatic creation (Logo or the like)
- Video creation
- Performance broadcast (school plays and the like)
- Music
- Voice training
- Score display and creation (TamTam?)
- Communications
- VoIP phone
- Conferencing system, virtual classroom, shared presentations
- Email client (gmail-for-children?)
- Voice-mail (voice email and standard voicemail)
- Web-page editor (wikidpad?)
- Televised video (streaming video viewer)
- Educational
- Role-playing systems
- Mind-mapping systems (outliners, free-form note-taking tools)
- Games (see also [Games])
- Game console emulators (needs content)
- Strategy games
- Simulation games
- eToys games
- Technology
- Microcontroller programmers/compilers (e.g. for irrigation systems, art installations and general automation)
- CAD/CAM applications
- PIM
- Contacts
- Scheduling
- Todo
XXX Teaching Software should be integrated in here somewhere, as should System Software
Porting Existing Software
Mathematics
- Calc for more basic tasks, BC for more difficult ones, and SC or a GUI based spreadsheet, perhaps.
- LaTeX, this is free and quite powerful editor
- Mathematica for children, for modeling and calculating
Updates
- An update/software manager to handle updates and new software that come out after the laptop is given to the child
