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There is a quite a lot going on on the screen and older people migOnce I had worked out how the games work on the screen, I really enjoyed this experience. I could play in my own time, replay as often as I wanted easily and it forced me to remember my times tables, but in a fun way.

I liked the choices I had and it was nice to see the encouraging message pop up when I got an answer right.

I think for older people it is important to demonstrate how the games work, then to let them try a few times to touch the buttons on the screen and to understand how they can find the right answer, before actually playing the game.ht not be used to working with touch-screens.

I think showing this on the big screen would be a great first step to using a game like this, as the older people can play it together and focus on the content rather than having to navigate the game interface. Once they are familiar with the game itself, they can try out the game mechanics on a touch-screen.

Doing it in a big group could be fun and could be made into a nice competition with a prize for the winner. As a teacher, I could gradually introduce numbers in the foreign language and make playing this game in another language accessible, and fun, too.

I think lots of traditional card games would be suitable here to learn the names of objects. The numbers in the memory game could be replaced by colours or shapes or images and these could be said in the other language… options are endless and it is easy to achieve and join in.

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