Rommy is an on screen simulation of a programmable floor toy .
It is useful for teaching Position and Movement in primary mathematics and as a way to introduce young children to control technology
Children use buttons to write instructions for Rommy Robot to traverse an on screen grid maze they or another child make.
The maze is easily made by clicking on squares on the screen.
The instruction take the form of a list of such commands as Forward 3, Right, Reverse 4, Left.
The children don't need to type in these commands; buttons on the screen will do it for them.
When they have finished their instructions they can make the on screen robot follow them. If the robot goes wrong he will crash.
Play Rommy Online!
You can play the Simple Rommy Game online.
You need the SuperCard Roadster plugin. If you don't have it follow this link: Roadster Plugin
Once you have the plugin you will need to put it into your plugin folder and restart your browser. Bookmark this page before you leave!
When you have the plugin then choose a project:
You might want to find out a little more about SuperCard Web Plugin before you go off getting plugins. If so please visit my Roadster Page. for more information. It has also got links to a few other projects I have online and some by other people.
Rommy Robot can be downloaded as a Macintosh Application see the Rommy Robot page.
In addition to the online game the desktop application has the following features:
Simple Rommy:
Work as the online game but also;
You can print sheets for pre Mac grid design and instruction planning, then the children can quickly put in their instructions and run them allowing more children to access the Mac in one session
Rommy Robot Like the simple Robot game but the robot will respond to turning through a number of degrees eg: Right 180 or Left 270. This is still a grid game so Rommy is limited to turning through multiples of 90 degrees.
Rommy Turtle:
Use Rommy like simple turtle to draw on screen using logo type commands. Rommy can turn in 1 degree turns in this game.
Free Rommy:
Design more complex mazes which are not based on grids. Children can use simple paint tools to design the maze. Rommy has to go through the maze without touching the black areas. Rommy can turn in 1 degree turns in this game.
