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Originally Posted by twon01
Guys,
Thanks so much for all the help. I am sorry for my slow reply. I have been rather busy at work since all the COVID-19 stuff started (I am a firefighter/paramedic IRL) and with my kids who are off from school.
I was hoping to have a real tracking party consisting of my XO (daughter) and Ensign (my youngest son) who are in love with this game to play along. They are still very young and are not far along enough for the math part, but my daughter is learning how to use a ruler to measure things, and my son is learning his ABC's and #'s. I make him read the bearing to target numbers (its become a real inspiration to him to learn them so he can play) and press the up / down scope keys. My daughter draws the track lines on a plotting chart. We have been having a blast with it together when we have time to play.
All in all this is an excuse for us to use to tell the Admiral (My wife) that computer games are educational and they are doing "school work" during the day while at home. i found that an old plastic cutting mat my wife had laying around from sewing had 1" squares on it. We developed a scale to use.
So far we are having fun, with the built in errors from our tracking, it makes it more interesting. We also relate to the real life crews who's frustration at a miss must have been un-measurable. I will get a few photos uploaded when I can of what we have been doing so others can chime in and add to the discussion. I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy! God Bless!
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What a totally marvelous idea! In one fell swoop you have addressed so many different issues! You resolved the Tracking Party Conundrum. (Real skippers didn't have to do everything by themseives in real time, but AI tracking parties are computer-perfect.) You provided practical, motivating lessons for your kids' home-schooling. You found a way to make a solitary computer game into a family activity for stay-at- home times. You are a great subsimmer and a great dad! God bless you and your family and keep you all safe.
Usually, we all post here at SubSim about the game, and usually the game is an escape from real life. But you have brought your game into real life and reminded us of what is really important. Of course, we can't all implement your idea directly, but in this difficult time, you can inspire us to look at our own environment from a different perspective.
Oh, yeah. And you are also a first responder whose daily job is helping save others. Thank for that, too!