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[Jude]

Dwarf Fortress is rated TDH (Too Damn Hard) for 8/9 year old kids to learn, what with the interface, regardless of any mutilations that take place.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Dwarf Fortress is rated TDH (Too Damn Hard) for 8/9 year old kids to learn, what with the interface, regardless of any mutilations that take place.

Don't worry, I learn Algebra at 9 y.o and it's easy.
DF is same like algebra.

[Rathen]

Lots of replies! Thank you for all the help.

Dwarf Fortress is rated TDH (Too Damn Hard) for 8/9 year old kids to learn, what with the interface, regardless of any mutilations that take place.

This simply isn't true. We've played it as a whole group twice and they are already prompting me with the correct key to press. I'll also be on hand but I'm pretty confident they'll be ok.

Seriously? You're using dwarf fortress as an educational tool? Somehow, I doubt that's a good idea or will go over well with yer commandants.

Play Dwarf fort on your own time.

hahah no. I wouldn't be using it to indulge myself. I do play it on my own time. However, this game enables me to teach several objectives and does it in a far more fun way than me standing at the front talking about how people first settled in the area. It works, trust me. And my higher ups have given me permission to put it on the school computers independantly. Please don't make assumptions that you don't know much about. I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't going to benefit my children.

Drunken - I love the idea about "Blowing chunks" but as we're in the UK we don't really use that expression. I may try introducing it.

With regards to censorship, I don't believe in it myself. I'd just rather the kids didn't go home and say "HEY TODAY GEORGE GOT RIPPED IN TWO BY A WOLF" "What?" "We were playing this game and a wolf grabbed him and split him in half". "I think we'll go have a word with your teacher.." If that makes sense.

thanks a lot guys, this is awesome

[Rathen]

Also, several people have requested updates/pictures etc. I'll let them play it tomorrow as is planned and will report back with screenshots of their twisted creations. It'll be a real eye opener.

[Tcei]

You sir are the most awesome teacher ever! I wish I could of had a teacher like you when I was in school. IMHO most kids learn best with hands on things.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Yeah.
Awesome.
Viking always try new things (Anglo-Saxons are viking, for all of you ignorant people)

[theubie]

Dwarf Fortress is rated TDH (Too Damn Hard) for 8/9 year old kids to learn, what with the interface, regardless of any mutilations that take place.

Uh, no.  If there's one thing that kids can do is figure out how to use an interface.  Unlike adults, they have no fear of trying EVERYTHING.  My 10 year old figured out how to carry cargo on planes for Transport Tycoon...after my wife and I had played the game religiously for more than a year.

His fortresses are full of win.

[Rathen]

You sir are the most awesome teacher ever! I wish I could of had a teacher like you when I was in school. IMHO most kids learn best with hands on things.

This combines the kinaesthetic approach with the visual approach - a mixed approach to learning is the most desirable! If it doesn't work, I'll admit it and hold my hands up and not bother with it again.

But we've spent two one-hour sessions on this in the past two weeks, and they can tell me WHY people settled in the area, as well as looking at the problems they'll face. That is exactly the objectives in the module I am trying to teach. Now to get it documented

[Duke 2.0]

 Don't forget to modify the language files.

 Student: What does Badrape the Red Roughness anus mean?
 Parent: What. The. Hell.

[Rathen]

Don't forget to modify the language files.

 Student: What does Badrape the Red Roughness anus mean?
 Parent: What. The. Hell.

I'm actually getting them setup in a region so they don't get to choose names and stuff - but yes that is a very good point I hadn't thought of. Thank you

[Lord Dullard]

Noo.

Its rated D for Dwarfyness.

That comment is rated R for retarded.

It's only funny if it's a real rating.

What gives you the idea that anybody cares about your sense of humor?

If his sense of humor is lacking, it's not lacking nearly as much as the pitiable state of your manners. Better to tell a joke that falls flat than to sound like a gimpish little troll 24/7.

Get a better attitude.

[Yanlin]

"Oh look. That W just made that m into two ^2 signs! The kids are learning math and not how to be serial killers!"

[Cheeetar]

Don't move the [CIV_CONTROLLABLE] and [INDIV_CONTROLLABLE] around in the init files, because if you have civ_controllable as a human you won't get all the items or jobs available to do. Instead, just make the creature used in the dwarf entity thing human, so you get human looking things that act exactly like dwarves. Also, you might want to remove the [ALCHOHOL_DEPENDANT], seeing as that won't be teaching kids survival too much.

[Rathen]

Also, you might want to remove the [ALCHOHOL_DEPENDANT], seeing as that won't be teaching kids survival too much.

A good point. Again, another nuance that I'd forgotten.

edit: Also, I do use a graphics pack which means it's much easier to follow the game. In my opinion, of course

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

Also, keep the [trances], so your student can get something from that:

"Man, woman all can be stronger, if they become berserk"
"That's why murderer always murder, because berzerkers are cool" own opinion

At any rate, DF is good when it comes to teaching. Hell, I even study from it (such as the material, and nobles in general).

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You should indoctrinate the student to be Sovietist Comrade. HAHA-