New release: VIC Bones educational software

[orion70]

Hi there,

I just released a new educational game: VIC Bones, which is a small BASIC program exploiting the advantages of the 40 columns to teach the name and location of many human bones.

I hope that other anatomy lessons will eventually follow this one (for Centallica: I'm thinking about nerves, muscles, and so on - no pun intended ).

[nbla000]

Very good game for coming Halloween

Is it a conversion or is a your "ORIGINAL" work ?

[orion70]

It's inspired by an educational program for the C64 published in an old Italian magazine that I found in my gar(b)age last week .

I deeply modified it and tried to fit the graphics in 22 columns, but the result was not satisfactory, so I used FAT-40 and PUCrunch once again .

[Wilson]

Great work! It seems I'm a little rusty on my bones, but not for long . I have a lot of respect for the big Vic-20 projects, but seeing things like this really make me smile. I wish software like this was used at school. It would make learning much more fun. When I finish my game (might be a while...) I'd like to contribute some educational software too.

[orion70]

Thanks Wilson- I saw my first VIC at school, and I was very proud that mine had a microcomputer in a time when most teachers didn't even know what it was. So, I decided to create a new series dedicated to the human body.

I think that educational software deserves more preservation efforts. Question for collectors here: is there a comprehensive database of VIC edu programs and books somewhere?

[TarkaTOtter]

Hi

Excellent work.

When I first tried it I was pleasantly surprised that I remembered so much from 30 years ago!!

shame I used Tarsals instead of the latin Tarsus.

Thank you,
Tarka

[orion70]

I'm glad you had fun with it. Hope I'll have time for other apparatus (ooops, Latin again ).

[Frfvg]

Exciting to see new educational tools being developed like VIC Bones! It's always a pleasure when technology makes learning more engaging. For those looking to create their own educational games, there's a great resource here (mod: link deleted) that could provide some useful insights. Looking forward to seeing how VIC Bones evolves!

[tokra]

The post above looks like spam, however I would like to try the program "VIC-Bones" but the original link in the Announcement-section is down.

[pixel]

Got a good match for a tape cover background for that one (am screwed for real now):

[Mike]

Could be a new game idea, especially for amateur 'forensic' radiologists:

show a dozen or so X-rays from a collection and ask the player what happened, multiple choice.