Sound Games

Sonokids Games

In 2002 John Norgaard and Phia Damsma launched the accessible children’s webportal www.sonokids.com, focusing on sound and music. The portal is unique in its kind in the fact that it is a virtual community for blind, partly sighted and fully-sighted children.

On the Sonokids website no downloads are needed, and the soundgames are free to use. The Sonokids games are played with a normal keyboard and can thus be accessed also from a PC away from home.

Keys for Games

SONOKIDS STANDARD KEYS
KEY	WHEN TO USE
TAB	First a ticking sound is heard while the game is loading. When it has finished loading a beep-beep sound is heard, then press the TAB key 2-3 times until you hear a bell - then the game is ready. When you have finished a game you can use TAB to play again.
SHIFT-i	You can at anytime press SHIFT-i to go back to the instructions, but the game will start over again, when you go back to it.
SHIFT-h	When you have finished the game you can press SHIFT-h to add your score to the hiscore-list
SHIFT-q	In the game you can at anytime press SHIFT-q to quit the game and come back to this page.
Other Keys	Each games has also its own keys for playing the game. These can be found in the instructions for each game.

Musical remixers

Sonokids remixers are educational and fun at the same time.
Most if not all remixer software on- as well as offline for children have one thing in common: you cannot make it sound bad. The Sonokids remixer however makes children experiment and puts their talent and skills to the test.
The Sonokids remixer is a great way to explore sounds, effects and harmony and train the feeling for rhythm.
It is possible for multiple users to play together if they each have their own computer (without recording the “concert”).
We believe this concept in the end will give the users more pleasure and satisfaction.
And since there are no pre-made solutions they can enjoy it longer.

Keys for Remixers

KEYS
KEY	WHEN TO USE
TAB	First a ticking sound is heard while the remixer is loading. When it has finished loading a beep-beep sound is heard, then press the TAB key 2-3 times until you hear a bell - then the remixer is ready.
SHIFT-i	You can at anytime press SHIFT-i to go back to the instructions, but the remixer will start over again, when you go back to it.
SHIFT-s	When you are satisfied with your mix, you can press SHIFT-s to send it as a sound-postcard to a friend. (For now this is only for the remixer named Remixer, but will be added to all remixers soon).
SHIFT-q	In the remixer you can at anytime press SHIFT-q to quit the remixer and come back to this page.
r	Press "r" for recording a mix.
p	Press "p" for playback.
s	Press "s" for stop.
Other Keys	Each remixer has also its own keys for control. These can be found in the instructions for each remixer.

Sonokids.com also publishes kids’ news, stories, jokes and poems and showcases accessible sound-applications and soundgames developed by children who are blind or have low vision.

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