Counting Tap Toy
Learning and science
children's counting game
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MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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Objections
Count keeps going past 30 or gets an extra fish due to double-click bug
From 3 comments
Is it supposed to have a off by one error? I'm left with an extra fish. Maybe I clicked too fast or managed to get a twofer.
neuroelectron on HNYes, the game allows for clicking one fish more than once and the number of fishes will gradually increase when this happens over and over. This can be easily triggered with…
lifthrasiir on HNI dont know what is going on. It counts to 30 then adds more stuff
smusamashah on HN
Audio lags behind fast taps
From 2 comments
count speech is delayed when you click too quickly. I got to 28 while voice was still saying 19. You should not wait for the sample to finish, just cut it off and start the new one
brulard on HNYes, by level 12 the audio was still counting up the stuff from level 9. Actually exciting to outrun the speech by clicking faster. (I didn't know the goal/purpose of the game at…
elaus on HN
Choppy animation on phone
From 1 comment
Tried fireworks. Looks awesome for my 3.5 year old (he is playing Super Mario Bros snes version on TV these days so not sure but will try). It's very choppy on phone when…
smusamashah on HN
Requests
Add setting to skip 14
From 1 comment
Consider adding a configurable setting that skips "14" when counting in order to memorialize the cited reason for your effort. It might also help others empathize with your…
jsejcksn on HN
Questions
Is the extra fish an off-by-one error
From 1 comment
Is it supposed to have a off by one error? I'm left with an extra fish. Maybe I clicked too fast or managed to get a twofer.
neuroelectron on HN