Rules

Here some explications about the use of Pysycache for learn to :
- mouve the mouse
- click with the mouse
- use buttons of mouse

Activity of moving the mouse
The target is that child must show a picture hidden by a cache.
In this order, the mouse movements erase the cache and the picture appears step by step.

Presentation of the screen areas :
- 1 - choice of the game mode :
  - "normal" : you have to uncover the picture
  - "ghost" : each second, a cache that have disappeared, appears again !
- 2 - button for select the size of the uncovered areas
  - small area (50 x 35)
  - middle area (70 x 75)
  - big area (100 x 75)
  This in order to adjust the level with children age.
- 3 - mouse uncovering the picture
- 4 - button for select the theme : you click on the button and the theme changes immediatly.
- 5 - button for select the next picture in the theme
- 6 - button for select the previous picture in the theme
- 7 - image de cache et zone de déplacement de la souris
- 8 - button for quit the activity

When the picture is completly uncovered, a pause of 3 seconds is done in order that child can see the picture and then an other picture in the same theme is randomized selected.

Activity of click with the mouse
The child must find photographies hidden in a landscape.
In this order, it must move it's mouse over all the screen area : when it ear a "beep" or when the camera is coloured in red it's meens that the mouse have found the photography and that child can click.

Presentation of the screen areas :
- 1 - List of photographies to find
  - photography don't have be taken
  - photography have already been taken
- 2 - button for select the theme : you click on the button and the theme changes immediatly.
- 3 - button for select the next list of photographies in the same theme.
- 4 - button for select the previous list of photographies in the same theme.
- 5 - mouse over the picture :
  - normal moving
  - camera that have found a photography : don't forget to click for see it
- 6 - button for quit the activity

When all photographies are found, a new list is randomize selected in the same theme.

Activity for use buttons of mouse
Child must bring all same items in the correct area of landscape.
For this, il must click on items for drive them at right or left with the correct button of the mouse.

Presentation of the screen areas :
- 1 - selection of the items speed (3 available speed)
- 2 - board indicating the side of each item
- 3 - destination area of items
- 4 - button for select the theme : you click on the button and the theme changes immediatly.
- 5 - button for select the next combinaison of items in the same theme.
- 6 - button for select the previous combinaison of items in the same theme.
- 7 - mouse and available actins:
  - left button : the item moves to left
  - middle button : the item reverses it's movement
  - right button : the item moves to the left
  The child must bring the item in the destination area until it's disappears.
- 8 - moving item
- 9 - button for quit the activity

When all items are parked in their area, a new combinaison of items is randomized selected in the same theme.

Last update : February 2006