FYP 2007-2008
Game Design for Improving Chinese Handwriting

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        Our system has three games for playing. Game one - 'Fill in the Blank' is training players to identify the similar characters. Game two - 'Transform the Characters' is training players to learn more characters with common part. Game three - 'Linking the Characters' is training the players in the knowledge in the radical. All the games include two difficulties for playing. The two levels are easy and hard. In the following parts, we will introduce our game in both of student and teacher.

You are welcome to play the games in VACHE.
VACHE: http://vache.cs.cityu.edu.hk/ccls/
Project web site of VACHE: http://vache.cs.cityu.edu.hk/


Game 1 - Fill In The Blank

Easy mode

Hard Mode



        In easy mode, the questions are show in multiple choices format. The players require selecting the correct answer before time up. If the players choose the right answer, score is gained and animation of gaining score and the tick are shown. The correct answer will show with an animated circle to the players if they choose the wrong answer or players can't choose the answer before time up. Five questions are generated for players to play. After the game finish, the final score will show to user. In hard mode, the system leaves the position of the similar character blank. Players require writing the answer in draw pad in right hand side. Mark is gained if writing correct answer. If the writing has problem in stroke order, the draw pad will show the correct stroke order with animation and color, also the detail text information is shown textbox. The correctness checking of the writing is done by the analysis tool. If the players have no idea about the answer, they can click the "Answer" button. The animation of teacher handwriting is shown.






Game 2 - Transform The Characters

Basic part

Stroke added on the basic part



        In this game, players require adding some strokes to transform the characters. At the beginning, the answer is shown. The display time is varied by the levels. After the time is up, a part of character is shown and players need to add some strokes to transform it.'Basic part' is shown after time up. Players need to add a stroke on 'basic part' to complete the question. If players don't know the answer, they can click the answer button. The animation of teacher handwriting will show.


Game 3 - Linking The Characters

Easy Mode

Hard Mode



        In easy mode, players require to identify the common radical from text box in limited time and write it down in the draw pad. If players don't know the answer, they can click the answer button. The animation of teacher handwriting will show. In hard mode, the answer will be shown in each draw pad shortly. Players need to write down the radicals in all draw pads and make each draw pad form a character with the center character. If players don't know the answer of one the draw pad, they can click the answer button in the related draw pad. If they no idea of all answers, they can click the right most answer button to show all answers with hardwiring animation.