Linux Touch Screen Games for Kids on the Raspberry Pi
Wonko| Sat 18 May 2013I have little Touch screen Computer sitting in the living Room for the Kids. This is the only Computer in my home that the Kids have unattended
access to. In the past I used an (relly) old Laptop to drive it. I am currently refitting it with a Raspberry Pi.
I am trying to keep the tinkering to a minimum. I am keeping the original Raspbian LXDE Desktop. Just removed all the Desktop Icons and enlarged the Icons for better Touch screen access.
The focus is on a completely Keyboard/Mouse-Less Device. For emergencies I am using the matchbox-keyboard.
Here is a List of Games / Software I reviewed
Games
| Name/Package | In RaspianRepo | FullScreen | TouchScreen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpe-tetris | yes | no | no | May work with an USB controller. Needs only cursor keys. |
| tuxfootball | yes | yes | no | May work with an USB controller. Needs only cursor keys + shift |
| supertuxkart | yes | yes | ? | Crashes. Out of memory? |
| pingus | yes | yes | yes | Works well, may get slower in higher levels (more sprites) |
| neverball | yes | yes | ? | Unusable slow |
| fish fillets | no | |||
| frozen-bubble | yes | yes | no | has switches to turn off animations. Unfortunately no Mouse Mode. |
| monkey bubble | no | |||
| pygame bubble shooter | no | yes | ||
| gamine | yes | yes | no | Does not work too well with touch screen. Needs keyboard to quit the game. |
| Hex-a-Hop | yes | yes | yes, but | Works well but games cannot be ended without a keyboard in full screen. |
| Numpty Physics | yes | Crashes on raspbian | ||
| penguinspuzzle | yes | yes | no | Darn! A 3d game on the pi and no touch screen support. |
| KTuberling | yes | yes | yes | Works. Gameplay is somewhat limited. |
| etw | yes | yes | no | |
| bumprace | yes | yes | no | Needs Cursor Keys |
Educational
| Name/Package | In RaspianRepo | FullScreen | TouchScreen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tuxpaint | yes | yes | yes | Works well. |
| gcompris | yes | yes | yes | Work well. Slow only when accessing files. Some activities need a Keyboard. |
http://wiki.debian.org/Games/Touchscreen
