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Games For Young Children, Browser Update
Friday, April 11, 2008
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Good morning! There are two purposes for this post. One is to tell you about a new section on The Problem Site, and the other is to tell you about an available browser update for Internet Explorer users.
The Problem Site: Junior Edition
Over the years that The Problem Site has been online, many people have commented that they wished there were games designed for younger children - a little bit "flashier", and addressing more simple thinking skills.
As response to that request, a new section is being added to The Problem Site. It is The Problem Site: Junior Edition. This section is still in its infancy - although there are several games under development as I write, only one is available for play: Colors, Shapes & Sizes. This is a game which helps children recognize attributes of shapes they see.
Several more games will be added by September 2008.
Browser Update
If you use Microsoft's Internet Explorer, you are probably aware that a couple years ago Microsoft had a legal battle which resulted in them having to change their browser to include a "Click To Activate" feature on all plug-ins like Java and Flash applications.
This was a serious annoyance. Many sites used javascript and other means to bypass this restriction. I chose not to do so on any of the puzzler sites, for a variety of reasons. Primarily because, unlike other sites which had flash animations scattered willy-nilly throughout their site, making their pages look like a virtual minefield of unactivated content, the puzzler sites only had flash applications on its game pages, and one extra click was not a serious inconvenience for people who were going to have to click the game anyway.
The good news is, Microsoft has obtained the necessary licenses to remove this annoying feature from their web browser. So if you've still got the "Click to Activate" message, you should seriously consider getting the Microsft updates.Labels: browser, junior edition, theproblemsite
posted by Douglas Twitchell at
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Updated Sidebar - New Easter Egg
Thursday, April 3, 2008
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Not much to say today, except the right-hand sidebar at The Problem Site has been updated again. A little bit nicer graphically, and I went back to displaying all the games, so once again the sidebar functions as a site map.
In addition, I made a minor tweak to the styles of links, which will make it easier for people to recognize which games they have and have not played.
Finally, in the process of updating the sidebar, I did add a new Easter Egg, so if you've been on a quest to find all the Easter Eggs, there are now twelve on the site.
And if you want hint where to find the new egg...
...all the hint you need is right here in this post. :)Labels: easter eggs, theproblemsite
posted by Douglas Twitchell at
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