Cats of Jasnah

Learning and science

children's logic education

SHOW HN2019

367points
133comments
#70of 2,195 in 2019
Top 4%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

16 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 18 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.

Idea: 1 for, 9 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 5 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Kids enjoyed it and found it engaging

    From 4 comments
    • So many responses from people who are not target audience. Here is one from me so you can compare. I just played this with my daughter who is 4 year old. She have found the first…
      ilteris on HN
    • Just played it with my 3 year old, and he had a real hard time with the "how many cats are ducks" kind of question... Cats can't be ducks after all! But he really enjoyed it…
      volfied on HN
    • My three year old says the cats are cutie pies. That’s very high praise...:) Nice work!
      hluska on HN
    • Thank you for this. My daughter really enjoyed it!
      LeonB on HN
  • Good concept and clean, simple UI

    From 2 comments
    • This is great. I love the concept. There is just enough UI to play. The 'cat-ducks' makes it fun. If I could add something, I would make getting an answer right a little more…
      thecolorblue on HN
    • This is amazing. Would love to see more simplified foundational education games such as this geared towards any audience and from all domains.
      jasonsamoa on HN

Objections

  • Screen time for kids aged 2 to 4 is inappropriate

    From 3 comments
    • Controversial opinion, but I don't think kids ages 2 to 4 should be having screen time, let alone an activity that is better presented with real objects.
      turtlebits on HN
    • Kids of 2 to 4 shouldn’t be using screens.
      paggle on HN
    • Nice website. I like it. Please don't use it with your kids (of 2 to 4!!). There are more than enough actual objects scuttered in your house.
      avip on HN
  • Questions with no blue cats on screen have ambiguous answers

    From 2 comments
    • So, I am older than 4 and have a PhD in a logic-related field. BUT. I have to admit that I had trouble answering some of those questions. For example: "How many blue cats are not…
      stakhanov on HN
    • It's not ambiguous at all. The statement is perfectly clear. The statement is a contingency, i.e. a statement that is neither valid nor unsatisfiable. (Proof-theoretically:…
      stakhanov on HN
  • Text-to-speech volume blares without warning

    From 1 comment
    • I was not prepared for the text-to-speech blaring out at maximum volume without warning. I was further not prepared for "mute site" in chrome having no effect. Does anyone have…
      overlordalex on HN
  • Wrong answers make the question disappear

    From 1 comment
    • I think the digits should be arranged 0 to 9, not 1 to 9 followed by 0. Because 0 is less than 1. Also, when the correct answer is revealed, it would be great to somehow…
      tom_mellior on HN

Requests

  • Highlight the cats matching the correct answer

    From 2 comments
    • I think the digits should be arranged 0 to 9, not 1 to 9 followed by 0. Because 0 is less than 1. Also, when the correct answer is revealed, it would be great to somehow…
      tom_mellior on HN
    • First of all, awesome amd thank you. Now one comment. Is it possible to (only after selecting the correct answer) to highlight the cats that are in the correct condition? This…
      mflyingget on HN
  • Make buttons bigger for small fingers

    From 1 comment
    • This is a really good concept, definitely going to use it with the kiddo. On a laptop screen, the buttons could be bigger, hard to hit them with little fingers.
      rancor on HN
  • Port to an iPad app

    From 2 comments
    • 1. This is awesome 2. How can i turn it into an app for ipad use
      rc_mob on HN
    • Great job, played all levels with my 4 year old and enjoyed. This can easily be an ipad app. Also my browser is lacking a tip button as this would have been a $5 tip easily.
      freediver on HN
  • Show digits in order 0 to 9

    From 1 comment
    • I think the digits should be arranged 0 to 9, not 1 to 9 followed by 0. Because 0 is less than 1. Also, when the correct answer is revealed, it would be great to somehow…
      tom_mellior on HN

Questions

  • How to handle ambiguous zero-count questions

    From 2 comments
    • So, I am older than 4 and have a PhD in a logic-related field. BUT. I have to admit that I had trouble answering some of those questions. For example: "How many blue cats are not…
      stakhanov on HN
    • ...doesn't help either. The problem is that when you ask "How many blue cats are bouncing?" you are stating that blue cats are in existence. So there'd have to be some, not none.…
      stakhanov on HN
  • Can kids read numbers at this age

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Rocky's Boots logic game

    From 1 comment
    • Cool. Back in the ‘80’s there was a game called “Rocky’s Boots” that taught logic to kids. https://www.myabandonware.com/game/rockys-boots-cp
      chrisbennet on HN
  • Paper logic gate puzzles

    From 1 comment
    • I've found with two of my kids that they were really into paper-based logic puzzles using logic gates. I draw up a heap of multi-input AND and OR gates, and some inverters, then…
      abraae on HN
  • Glenn Doman dot cards and dots app

    From 1 comment
    • This looks great. Will definitely try it with my son. The first part is about 'counting', or maybe recognising a count without counting (I didn't count the cats 1-2-3, because I…
      rahimnathwani on HN
  • Braincup logic game

    From 1 comment
    • That's very cool! I like that the whole project is packed into one html file and that you made it together with your daughter. I'm also working on an open source logic/math game…
      skinnyasianboi on HN

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