GCompris

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GCompris

Developed by	Bruno Coudoin
Latest release	8.4.4 (Linux/Unix) / 8.3.5 (Windows) / February 14, 2008
Written in	Python
OS	Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Available in	23 languages
Genre	Education
License	GPL
Website	gcompris.net

GCompris is a suite of educational software for children aged 2 to 10.^[1]

It is available for Linux, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows and other systems. To promote the use of Linux, the Windows version has a limited number of activities; it is possible to access all the activities for a fee.

1 Features
2 Development history
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Features

GCompris has more than 100 activities related to:

Computer discovery: keyboard, mouse, different mouse gestures
Algebra: table memory, enumeration, double entry table, mirror images
Science: the canal lock, the water cycle, the submarine, electric simulations
Geography: place the country on the map
Games: chess, memory, connect 4, oware, sudoku
Reading: reading practice
Other: learn to tell time, puzzle of famous paintings, vector drawing, cartoon making

[edit] Development history

The first version of the game was made in 2000 by Bruno Coudoin, a French software engineer. Since the first release it was distributed freely on the Internet and was protected by the GNU General Public License. The motivation behind the development was to provide native educational application for Linux. Since then, the software has seen continuous improvements, in term of graphical and number of activities, thanks to the help of many developers and graphic artists joining the project over the years.

The name GCompris comes from the French "J'ai compris", which is French for "I have understood".^[2]