Arthur George’s Moving Art Machines

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Arthur George’s Moving Art Machines Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

• Starting the Game
  • On the welcome screen, select the play button on the bottom center to begin.
  • The game starts with a brief introduction from George explaining the basics of kinetic art.
  • The game is narrated. The voiceover serves as the game’s tutorial.
  • Your web browser automatically saves your kinetic sculpture.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your mouse, left click to select and navigate.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • Tap on the screen with your fingers to select and navigate.
• Game Play
  • Tutorial
    • The game starts with a narrated general tutorial that runs you by the basics of the game.
    • Each mode of the game has its own tutorial when you first open them.
  • Game modes
    • Each mode has a different theme:
      • Shapes: Uses solid geometric shapes
      • Lights: Uses LED lights twisted to form shapes
      • Characters: Uses the parts of characters from Arthur
      • Sounds: Uses presets
    • The sound game plays differently from the others.
  • Interface
    • Left side
      • The left side has the part categories.
        • Select a category to open the catalog of parts under it.
        • There are 4 parts per category, and 4 categories per game mode.
      • On the top left is the home button. Use this to go back to the category selection screen.
    • Center
      • The options for the top center only appear when you’re placing a piece onto the canvas. From left, these are:
        • Color: Changes the color preset of a part
        • Orientation: Rotates the starting position of the part
        • Preview: Shows you how the part moves
        • Speed: Lets you adjust the speed of the part
        • Rotation: Lets you change the direction the part rotates
      • These options are unique to the sound category. From left, these are:
        • Play: Plays the sound
        • Timing: Changes the moment where the sound plays
        • Preview: Plays the sound according to when it will play in the sequence
        • Volume: Increases the intensity of the sound
        • Play order: Lets you reverse the order that the sounds play
      • The very center of the screen is dominated by the canvas.
    • Right
      • Mirror: Lets you create a mirror image of your current sculpture and choose its placement in the screen. You can mirror left to right, top to bottom, or one quadrant onto the other quadrants.
      • Delete: Clears the canvas and lets you start over
      • Tutorial: Starts the tutorial all over again.
      • Play: Plays your finished sculpture in a separate window.
  • General
    • Attach parts to one another to create a moving kinetic sculpture.
      • The moving parts can be attached to one another or directly to the canvas.
      • Parts attached to one another will move in unison.
      • Sculpture pieces attach based on holes and screws.
        • Screws attach to holes.
        • Screws can be found in the center or at the edges.
        • Objects move according to where the screws are.
      • Edit the appearance, orientation, and motion of each of the parts.
        • You can choose up to 3 speed levels for each part.
        • Each part can move clockwise or counterclockwise.
      • To remove a part, select and drag it out of the canvas.
    • Create identical yet mirrored copies of each sculpture using the mirror button.
  • Sound
    • Place parts onto the canvas.
      • Unlike the other modes, this version of the sculpture doesn’t show movement. The parts remain stationary and can be placed anywhere on the canvas,
      • What does move is their timers, which form a complete cycle.
    • Adjust the time each part plays their sound.
    • Remove the sounds you don’t want by selecting and dragging them out of the canvas.
    • Change the volume of each sound as you prefer.
  • Playing your sculpture
    • When you’re done assembling your sculpture, select the play button.
    • For the non-sound sculptures, you can change the background music by selecting the music note button on the right side of the screen.
    • Select the pause button to go back to editing your sculpture.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for Arthur fans of all ages.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

Real-World Kinetic Sculptures

Physical kinetic sculptures require motors to work. When they start moving, they can be some of the most amazing things to watch.

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CardGames.pro published this Arthur on February 8, 2022