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Apr
27
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2023

Preschooler video games

Let's talk about video games designed, developed and created for the target of preschool children. We offer you four case histories from our video games and a brief analysis of who our target is and what they are looking for from a video game. Have a good read!

Who are the players of the video games developed by Dinobros?

Potentially everyone, big and small, Boomer, GenZ and Digital Natives, can really let anyone play, but in this article we want to talk about a category of players for whom we have created video games for different customers, preschoolers.

Who are preschoolers and how do they play.

The official data, to date, on video players in Italy start with the 6-10 age group, which includes 1.7 million boys and girls. The preschool age group, on the other hand, is not covered by statistical data. But it represents a A group of great interest to those who develop and create video games But even more for those who provide spaces and services dedicated to this group that necessarily also involves the parental group, which we can enter between 25-34 years old and between 34-44 years old.

When preschoolers play.

The prerogative of video games intended for preschool children is accessibility and ease of use. Where there is a situation of long waiting and boredom for the child, the video game is certainly a valid support for entertain the child under the constant supervision of the parent, who will still have to take care to access the portal and choose the video game most in line with his child, both in terms of age and style of play.

What are the games for the preschool age group.

The video games we have created for a preschool age target they are of different types but they are all characterized by simple mechanics and colors that refer to the customer's brand.

Here we want to show you four types of video games that we have created with pixel art graphics and with 2D and 3D graphics.

The pixel art video game “Jump, Jump, Jump” for preschoolers.

“Jump, Jump, Jump”, the video game for preschoolers by Cartoonito.

Present on the home page of games section of the site and app of the Cartoonito children's TV channel The first video game we talk about is”Jump, Jump, Jump”.

The video game was made completely in pixel art, stars the channel's mascots and thanks to Very simple mechanics is easily playable by a very young audience with the utmost peace of mind of the parents.

From the defined colors to the simplicity of the line, the video game lends itself to being played by an audience of very young children, limiting the essential stimuli to the game mechanics, which consists of jumping from one platform to another upwards, collecting points.

The pixel art video game “The Birthday” for young viewers of the Cartoonito TV channel.

“The Birthday”, the video game dedicated to the Cartoonito show.

Another video game made for the site and app of the children's TV channel Cartoonito It is”The Birthday”, a video game that Resume the show loved by children in the colors and on the home page of the video game, in which gifts are activated every time you pass a game level. The mechanics of the video game are always the same, for all levels, in which the player must help the Wizard direct the colored sphere towards the group of spheres of the same color to make them explode.

Even in this case, It was made entirely of pixel art with a simple mechanism, the repetition and the colors that refer to the brand are a reassuring element for young players and for their parents.

The home screen of the video game “Ready, Go, Fly”.

“Pinocchio and Friends - Ready, Go, Fly!” the 2D and 3D video game for children.

Pinocchio and Friends - Ready, Go, Fly!” is one of the video games created for the portal dedicated to children “Pinocchio & Friends”. this video game made in 2D and 3D graphics stars Pinocchio and Frida in an adventure aboard an airplane.

The little player will have to Avoid obstacles and collect points while flying.

Una simple and intuitive mechanics associated with reassuring graphics, are key elements of the success of a video game created for a portal dedicated exclusively to the entertainment of children.

A video game set on a farm for preschoolers.

“Summer & Todd Happy Farmers - The Fruit Hunt!” , a video game for preschoolers.

The video game”S&T - The Fruit Hunt!” was created for the site dedicated to children “Summer & Todd Happy Farmers”. The video game was developed with an endless racing game mechanic in which the character must jump over obstacles and collect points, through fruit baskets.

La 2D and 3D graphics use the main characters of the site as protagonists of a simple and intuitive video game. The little player will simply have to click to make the protagonist jump.

We showed you four examples of video games created and studied on a preschool target. There are many mechanics that we can create for this target and the graphics that we can propose. We are ready for a new adventure, are you?

Author:
Francesca Fidani
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