Togi
Class: Inclusive Game Design
Professor: Amit Pitaru
Togi - a character I created to attract the kids to learn the basics of computer interaction by prompting them to touch the items on the screen.
The game has 3 levels:
1. Touch (Identification)
Togi tells the kid explicitly to touch the bed or the pizza
2. Eat-Sleep (Desire)
Togi tells the kid that Togi wants to eat or sleep
3. Tired-Hungry (Cause and Effect)
Togi tells the kid that Togi is tired or hungry
The levels are ordered by increasingly "complex" cognitive steps. From following instructions in level 1 to recognizing verbs in level 2 to making the association of a problem and its solution.
Documentation/Media
The game can be played using your mouse, right/left arrow keys or a touch screen.
The menu button gives you access to volume controls as well the level of the game.
How it was done / more details
This game went through several itterations and testing phases. Here are some of the notes I maintained during the development of Togi:
- Option to turn the "flashing" on and off, which could be distracting for some of their kids.
- TOGI tired and hungry should use sign language and thought bubbles to make it even more obvious what is the state he is in.
- Audio for when he is hungry and sleepy should repeat if no action is taken.
- Introduction - who is Togi and what he wants to do
- Coaching - repeat audio saying if Togi is hungry or tired to encourage the kid to press the button
- Remove sound from incorrect button
- Add sound to correct button pressed
- Introduce levels of difficulty
- Level 1 - Togi wants to EAT/SLEEP
- Level 2 - Togi is HUNGRY/TIRED
- "Full screen" buttons will be easier for kids to use with the touch screen
- Add bed where he sleeps
- Add food to where he eats
- Add a system where you can upload your own pictures/objects according to what you are teaching/showing the kids that week.
Here are the previous versions of Togi starting from the first one:
