Cats of Jasnah
Learning and science
children's logic education
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
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 HNJust 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 HNMy three year old says the cats are cutie pies. That’s very high praise...:) Nice work!
hluska on HNThank 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 HNThis 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 HNKids of 2 to 4 shouldn’t be using screens.
paggle on HNNice 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 HNIt'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 HNFirst 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 HNGreat 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
Can ur kids read numbers?
tlarkworthy on HN
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