Web Posted on: February 24, 1998
Making Teaching Games Using Overlay Maker
Jo Meyer
SoftTouch
805-396-8676
I am a teacher of preschool children with disabilities. I make software for the children in my classrooms.* I have also been making table games and activities using IntelliTool?s Overlay Maker since IntelliTools released it on the market.
There are a variety of reasons I use Overlay Maker(R) as my tool in developing these games.
(1) Very simple to use
(2) Resize graphics easily and fast
(3) Add text easily
(4) Make a template and rework the game to meet the individualized needs of children in a matter of minutes.
Some basic principles I use are the following:
- Make the original game or activity with the most amount of options as possible.
- When Making a variety of levels of difficulty to the games, start with the original activity and delete and resize the unwanted keys.
- Use the same graphics for a variety of different types of games and activities. IE: Farm animals for lotto games, board games, memory games, books, mazes, etc.
- Make games for thematic learning.
This session at CSUN 1998 is a lab session where participants actually experience the making of the games.
These pieces of software are available through SoftTouch, Don Johnston, Incorporated, IntelliTools, Inc., Mayer-Johnson and other authorized dealers.
(R) Overlay Maker is a registered trademark of IntelliTools, Inc.