Android Based Application: “Chear Bear Puzzle”

Snehal B. Jagtap1, Dr.Bhatambarekar S.S2, Mrs. Manisha Patare3

Department of Computer Science,
Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Ganeshkhind, Pune-16.
Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India
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ABSTRACT-This research paper presents the This project presents the overview of
overview of Chear Bear Puzzle (CB Puzzle) modifications of CB puzzle. Now-a-days people
modification. Now-a-days people have forgotten have forgotten to play puzzles. They have long
to play puzzles. They have long known that known that puzzles have many benefits for their
puzzles have many benefits for their children. children. Youngsters have lost interest in playing
Youngsters have lost interest in playing puzzles puzzles or other games. As today’s generation and
or other games. As today’s generation and kids kids addicted to smart phones this is created for
also addicted to smart phones I have created the them that they can play the puzzle game anytime
CB Puzzle for them that they can play the and anywhere.
puzzle game anytime and anywhere. This project presents the overview of
Solving a puzzle is like solving a research modification puzzle game and benefits of puzzle
problem. Both require the right cleverness to see games. There are many benefits out of this kind of
the problem from the right angle, and then the puzzle. When your child is alone with this puzzle
careful execution of that idea until you find a you can expect at least some skills to be built.
solution. (The main difference is that the puzzle Some of them are cognitive skills, emotional skills,
usually guarantees that the puzzle is solvable.) memory skills, etc. We will discuss these skills in
Puzzles also lead to re-search problems which details later in this paper. We will discuss these
form a sort of puzzle: to analyze a family of skills in detail later in advantages of puzzles.
puzzles and their solutions algorithmically.
Solutions to these puzzles in turn influence
puzzle design, often leading to interesting II. LITERATURE REVIEWS
puzzles that can be appreciated without
In every case, the puzzle-solver’s goal is to
mathematics.
solve a particular mentally challenging problem or
accomplish a particular mentally challenging task.[3]
Keywords-android;CB puzzle;pleasing; Computer games are today an important part of
most children’s leisure lives and increasingly an
youngsters;cognitive;concentration,JDK(key
important part of our culture as a whole. Computer
-words).
games are a growing part of our culture. The puzzle
games have been too simplistic in comparison to
competing video games.[4]
I. INTRODUCTION
In today’s world everyone is using smart Logical thinking and problem solving. Most
phones. As smart phones are reducing the work of puzzle solving requires use of logical thinking and
memory, for youngsters and kids it is necessary to one’s problem-solving skills. Solving puzzles often
get some work for memory to sharpen it. This requires strategic and creative thinking. Especially
puzzle game is simply cute and little tough to solve. with some mentoring help, students can transfer
It can help to increase concentration power. This is their increasing puzzle-based logic and problem
the puzzle which is opportunity for young children solving to other situations.[3]
to focus on completing the game with pleasing
image. III. PROPOSED SYSTEM
This puzzle is that to make the whole image Although there are innumerable kinds of
out of it. It contains the cut image slides which we puzzles, they all are not on smart phones.
have to swap in any direction. There is one blank Beginning with hands-on puzzle as they like to use
slide we have to swap the image slide with that cell-phones it is very beneficial for them.
blank slide in order to make the whole image. You
have to use the logic power, patience, facing Kids like cute simple games so this is the game
difficulties in it. made for them especially. They can enjoy playing
this pink cute puzzle.
 The first jigsaw puzzle was created in
Britain during the mid-1700s by John Spilsbury
who used a map puzzle to teach world geography.
During the 1900s, magazines and newspapers
began entertaining the people with word puzzle.
Over the last century, the use of puzzles has
expanded and taken many different forms. So I
have created the new game for all that all will
enjoy.
 WORKING :

 This puzzle is that to make the whole

image out of the slides.

 It contains the cut image slides which we Fig 2:- Screen after new game starts
have to swap in any direction.
 TECHNOLOGY USED:
 Windows Operating System
 There is one blank slide to swap the image  Android Operating System
slide with that blank slide in order to make
the whole image.  Eclipse to develop App
 JDK
 XML for screens layout
 In the puzzle we can start game from  Java for programming
beginning anytime by selecting new game
option.

 And one can quit the game by selecting

quit option.

 If one choose the quit option, after quit it

will directly quit the game.

Fig 1:- Main Screen with options to choose

 IV. ADVANTAGES The rapid growth of smartphones has lead to a
renaissance for mobile services. Go anywhere
applications support a wide array of social,
(a)Cognitive skills –As they solve the financial, and enterprise services for any user.
problems of a puzzle Application markets such as Apple’s App Store and
Google’s Android Market provide point and click
access to hundreds of thousands of paid and free
(b)Emotional skills-they learn patience applications.
VII. CONCLUSION
(c) Memory- they can improve the Puzzles do many wondering things for the
thinking and memory will get sharp. human brain. The age groups like children,
youngsters, adults also will get benefit from this
puzzle game by improved memory, logic,
emotional skills. By playing this puzzle people can
 Puzzles are not like sports that you must find that the whole family will enjoy this puzzle.
practice and slowly work through the In wondering and get confusing with the pieces
puzzle before you reach the ending. Start of jigsaw puzzles it is the simple puzzle to play and
your child out with the simplest but tough not to confuse. As it is simple but it also a tough
ones and scale up later. one to solve and result out of it.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
 By playing puzzles the different regions of This research paper is done for MSc Computer
brain works together to achieve results it Science under the Computer Science Department of
will improve the brain activity. Modern College Ganeshkhind Pune and under
Savitribai Phule University, Maharashtra, India.

 Puzzles are known for their power which

benefit includes a positive mood, better IX. REFERENCES
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Minsky, Joseph S. B. Mitchell, and Ronald Rivest.
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also relax it and it reflects as boost self-
confidence by all of its own. [2]Griffiths, M.D. (1996). Computer game playing
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literature. In T. Gill (Ed.), Electronic Children :
V. LIMITATIONS How Children Are Responding To The Information
 Only single player can play this puzzle. [3]Introduction to Using Games in Education: A
Guide for Teachers and Parents pdf
 Time consuming game
 Sound effect are not provided [4] “Literature Review in Games and Learning”
pdf John Kirriemuir, Angela Mcfarlane
 Levels are not present

[5]Peter Drake, Kelvin Sung, "Teaching

VI. FUTURE ENHANCEMENT Introductory Programming with Popular Board
Games"
In future will add some other images slides in
the game. This is the puzzle which is created
[6]Revolution.pp.41-58. London: National
keeping in mind that all the age groups will enjoy
Children’s Bureau
this puzzle. In future I will add some interesting
things that adults will find more and more interest
in this puzzle.
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