This release is an Alpha release, which means that it has not been fully tested and all the new features have not been finished yet. This is where I need your help. Please try out the game and let me know what features you would like to see added for the final version.
New Features:
• A New Name. Due to a dispute over the use of the name Letter Land, the game's name has been changed to Letter World.
• There is now a Languages menu, so the game may be played in English, Spanish, French, or German.
• An Emphasize Counting option has been added to help the little ones learn to count.
• A Questions Only option has been added to skip the icon game and just ask questions.
• More sounds and pictures.
To Do and Known Bugs:
• Add sounds for French and German. If you are, or you know of, someone who speaks French or German fluently and would like to help complete the game please contact me. Also, if you would like any additional languages added, please contact me.
• Since there are currently no sounds for French or German, the words will continue to be spoken in the language that was previously being used.
• I would like to add some sort of score keeping for the game. If you have any suggestions as to how score should be kept, please let me know.
• I would like to add a preferences file to save the current settings of the game, so if you like to play the game in Spanish then it will be set to Spanish each time it is started.
• Add even more sounds and pictures.
How to Make a Suggestion or Report a Bug:
If you have access to the World Wide Web, then simply go to the Keith Productions web site at: http://www.keithcom.com/keithprod On the main page is a link for Comments and Suggestions. Click on that and fill out the form. You will also be able to read any comments or suggestions that other people have made.
If you don't have access to the web or prefer e-mail, then you can reach me at: keith@keithcom.com
Description:
Letter World is a children's game designed to help them learn associations of letters and words (as well as keep them entertained for awhile). Letter World is a Shareware program- So you are free to try out the program and to give it to whom ever you please as long as the game is unaltered this documentation is kept with the program. If you decide to keep this program on you computer, you should send $8 to the address below. Site licenses are also available for Letter World. Please send $50 to register 1 to 15 computers on a single network or $65 for more than15 computers to the address at the end of this document.
System Requirements:
In a word . . . Memory. Due to the large number of sounds, pictures, and icons used in the game, it requires a lot of memory. At least 1 Meg of ram should be used to run the game, but 1.2 Meg is suggested and 1.5 Meg is best. Other than that, it should work with most macintosh systems. The game will work in black and white, but color is a lot snappier (i.e. big nifty factor for the kids).
Playing the game:
To start a game, simply start the program and select New Game from the file menu.
The Languages menu:
• Select English to play the game in English.
• Select Spanish to play the game in Spanish.
• Select French to play the game in French. See Alpha Release Info above!
• Select German to play the game in German. See Alpha Release Info above!
The Options menu:
• The Advanced Level has some more difficult words, and the icons act differently in the second stage of the game. Also, when playing with the Reverse Question option on, the letter of the answer is not said.
• The Sound option toggles the sound on and off.
• Use Lower Case can be used to change the case of the question and answer words.
• The Emphasize Counting option counts all of the icons that were caught.
• Reverse Question will change the type of question asked. If this option is checked, a picture will be shown, and the correct word must be chosen.
• If Questoions Only is selected, only questions are asked and the second stage of the game is not played.
Shareware Info:
Letter World is released as Shareware. Therefore, it may be distributed freely as long as unmodified versions of the game and this file are distributed together. You may try the game out free of charge, but if you decide that you should keep the game, please register your copy by sending $8 for a personal license, $50 (for a 1-15 computer site license) or $65 (for >15 computers) to the address below.
Comments, Suggestions, Bug Reports, etc.:
Please report any bugs which you find to the e-mail address below. Include which version of Letter Land you are playing, which version of system software you are running, what model of macintosh you have (ex. IIvx 12/80), and, if possible, what combination of actions caused the error. Also, please e-mail any suggestions, complaints, ideas for additions, or ideas for future games to the address below. Your input is very welcomed and necessary for me to continue programming.
Info for Programmers:
This program was written using animation libraries from Ingemar Ragnemalm's Sprite Animation Toolkit. If you are thinking about writing a macintosh game, I strongly suggest that you start there. It is available on most large macintosh archive mirrors.
