Animal Guesses app for iPhone and iPad

A guessing game with a difference, where the player knows all the answers and teaches the computer how to guess them.

You think of an animal, and the app tries to guess what it is. When the app gets it wrong, you teach it how to do better next time.

This is an educational game which promotes clear thinking, forward planning, and the ability to compose relevant questions. It also encourages players to learn more about the weird and wonderful world of animals.

A low-key jungle sound track and discreet background animations help to maintain the interest of small children, while older children appreciate being able to extend the built-in database with new questions and animals.

Suitable for children aged 6 - 10+. Keyboard skills required.

Animal Guesses is intended to be educational, as well as fun to play. Extending the database successfully requires thought and planning, as the player is creating a new game on the fly. In a real sense, this is programming a computer to do something different and unique.

This is not a game for winning or achieving high scores. It is a game for creating, rather than just passively playing. Like all the best things in life you will get out of it, what you put in.