Blob for Windows
by Widgit Software
An excellent introduction to cause and effect for young children and children with learning or motor difficulties
- Games to teach switch and keyboard access
- Games for early learning
- Contains colourful characters
- Great 3D graphics
- Catchy tunes
- Addictive gameplay
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Blob, Spikey, Tor and Chompy help early learners interact with computers
Blob has long been a popular character in switch software for young children. Blob for Windows brings the suite up to date with 3-D graphics and high quality sound. It is ideal for all children, especially those with learning difficulties or motor disabilities.
The two sets of programs, Blob1 and Blob2, contain a carefully structured set of activities which explore very basic visual concepts aimed at developing cognitive skills. They also provide activities for young children with physical disabilities who are learning to develop control over a computer input, such as switches. The programs can be operated with the keyboard, mouse buttons or switches.
Each program has a variety of levels:
Blob1 is a first introduction to using a computer. The activities are simple with clear graphics animation and sound. Although there are goals to achieve, children will enjoy playing with Blob, and children who make progress in very small steps will not be discouraged. At the first level the activities give experience in
- Cause-and-effect
- Attention to the screen
- Making choices.
Blob2 continues these skill areas, taking them to higher levels. The activities include:
- Colour and shape matching
- Visual discrimination
- Directions
At this level the user will also be concentrating on developing control skills.
There is no text on the screens at all, selection of the games and inputs is by icons making it suitable for multi-lingual use.
Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
- Windows
- Operating System: Win 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 (not compatible with Windows XP)
- Minimum RAM: 8 MB
- Minimum Processor: 486
- Sound Card: Required for sound
Technical Support
Spectronics is happy to provide technical support for all products we sell to you. It may also help to know that you can find answers to frequently asked questions
- in the Blob for Windows Technical Support section of the Widgit website
- or by taking a look at our growing collection of Frequently Asked Questions on this Spectronics website.
View/Download
- Blob for Windows Manual (171 KB)
- Software Solutions for Inclusion and Special Educational Needs (4.6 MB)
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Blob for Windows is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
Blob for Windows is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Early concepts
- Literacy
- Switch use
- Numeracy
- Cause-and-effect
- Switch timing
- Choosing with a switch
Users can access Blob for Windows in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
- Single Switch
- Multiple Switches
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and technical support visit:
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