Game Classification

Caillou: Magic Playhouse Brighter Child Interactive (U.S.A.), Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited (U.S.A.), 2001  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Edugame)

Keywords

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Educative message broadcasting
  • Licensed title

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Education

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:

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Caillou: Magic Playhouse "...I'm just a kid who's four
Each day I grow some more
I like exploring
I'm Caillou..." - from Caillou's theme song

Caillou: Magic Playhouse is based on the animated television series starring bald-headed little Caillou, a 4-yr-old boy, and his adventures with family and friends. In this game, you follow Caillou as he visits each room in his house and the backyard searching for treasures (from a themed group - sports, music, sun & sand, or nature - that you pre-select) and playing games. Choose a skill level - 1 to 3, which can be changed mid-game if a given activity is too easy. Use the mouse to click on items in each room to discover mini-animations and "hidden" objects. You will also make use of the click-to-pick-up/click-to-release feature in some of the games, as opposed to click-and-drag, which may make the interface easier for the toddler to use.Silly Stories - Choose people, places & things and they will be included in a silly story that is read aloud to you (MadLibs!)Block Puzzles - Build a toy with blocks to match a picture, then spell it's nameButterfly Hunt - Catch the colors/quantities of butterflies Leo asks forMatching Socks - Concentration: match the pairs of socks in Caillou's dresserTap That Tune - Listen and watch as Caillou's Mom plays the xylophone, then repeat her notesCloud Pictures - Look for hidden shapes in the clouds before they pass you bySong & Dance - Choose a song, then set up tiny dancing Caillous on the musical bars; click play, and watch the dance production!Between games there are video-clips from the television show. Each game has it's own instructions page, read aloud by Caillou's Mom and repeatable at will; most games are fairly self-explanatory, but some (like Song & Dance) will probably require a parent's assistance to play. There are 4 separate printable activities, each one branching out into several different parts, giving the child lots to do offline and reinforcing concepts introduced by the game. Among the early-learning skills covered are: phonics, memory skills, listening, musical sequences, colors, pattern recognition, counting, and early reading/spelling. [source:mobygames]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Macintosh - PC (Windows)

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