Koala Technologies KoalaWare Spider Eater User manual

INTRODUCTION
SPIDER EATER™ is an educational game, a fun way to learn
a variety of music fundamentals and develop basic musical
skills. Press the keyboard note corresponding to the spider’s
position on the musical staff and the spider gets “zapped ;
but, press the wrong note or take too long and the spider
escapes.
In some cases you can see where the spider is; in others, you
have to find him by sound.
Other creative options include Music Composer, which
allows free selection of notes to produce original gongs.
Crazy Sounds produces a variety of sound effects, and
provides exploration of the possibilities of sound.
CONNECTING THE KOALAPAD TOUCH TABLET
The touch tablet connects to the Apple computer through the
Game Port inside the back cover of the computer casing. To
attach the touch tablet:
For the Apple Computer
• Turn off your computer
• Pass the touch tablet cord through one of the peripheral
slots in the back of the computer
• Plug the 16-pin connector into the Game Port
For the Atari Computer
• Insert the touch tablet plug into Game Port No. 1
For the Commodore Computer
• Insert the touch tablet plug into Port No..1
SPIDER EATER"1 by Al Borges and Ralph Higgins is a trademark of Koala
Technologies Corporation ® 1983. Printed in USA.
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GETTING STARTED
• Insert the SPIDER EATER overlay on the KoalaPad™ touch
tablet.
PAUSE/RESUME BUTTON
For the Apple Computer
• Insert diskette into Drive 1
• Turn on your computer
For the Atari Computer
• Remove all cartridges
• Insert diskette into Drive 1
• Turn on your disk drive
• Turn on your computer
For the Commodore 64 Computer
Diskette
• Insert diskette into Drive 1
• Turn on your computer
• Type: LOAD "START , 8 (return)
• Type: RUN (return) when indicated on the monitor
Cassette
• Turn on your computer
• Put cassette into your Datasette Recorder
• Press PLAY KEY on the recorder
• Type “START when requested on video screen
• Press the center of the key with the flashing “X . Use your
stylus for accuracy.
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• When the MENU appears, move arrow to the
INSTRUCTIONS category by moving your finger down
the tablet surface.
MOVE ARROW TO SELECTION
BY TOUCHING TABLET. ______
PRESS LEFT TOP BUTTON
TO EXECUTE. __
PRESS RIGHT TOP BUTTON
TO PAUSE OR RESUME.
1. SLOW AND VISIBLE
2. MEDIUM AND VISIBLE
3. FAST AND VISIBLE
-► 4. SLOW AND INVISIBLE
5. MEDIUM AND INVISIBLE
6. FAST AND INVISIBLE
-► 7. MUSIC COMPOSER
8. CRAZY SOUNDS
-► 9. GAME INSTRUCTIONS
• Press the SELECT (left) button.
• To return to the menu at any time, press the SELECT (left)
button. To pause, press the PAUSE/RESUME (right) button.
To resume play, press the PAUSE/RESUME button again.
HINT: You can make sure your overlay is correctly inserted
on the pad by running the MUSIC COMPOSER option,
pressing each key, and verifying that the correct note is
displayed on the screen.
HOW TO PLAY SPIDER EATER
• The game begins with the Spider March as a note appears
on the staff. The spiders start marching in under the staff.
One by one they leap onto a line or space on the staff.
• To “zap the spider, you must press the corresponding key
on your touch tablet.
• If you press the right key within the time permitted, the
note turns into a SPIDER EATER and “zaps the spider.
• You only get one chance — if you press the wrong key, the
spider leaps safely to its web.
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• If you wait too long, the spider will escape to his web
unharmed.
• Remember, the quicker you identify the spider’s location
correctly, the higher your score!
N TE: The time you have to identify the location of the
spider is from one to four counts, depending on the value of
the note displayed on the left side of the staff. Each game
gives you 10 spiders with each kind of note shown below, and
then 10 more spiders with a random mixture of these notes.
These Note values are based on ^ or COMMON TIME.
= Whole Note — 4 counts
d = Dotted Half Note — 3 counts
^ - Half Note — 2 counts
J = Quarter Note — 1 count
SCORING
• To score any points, you must correctly identify a spider’s
position and press the correct key.
• A perfect score is 99,000. You can achieve this by
“zapping all the spiders in Category 6 on the first count.
• BONUS POINTS are earned by “zapping more than five
spiders in a row. After you “zap five spiders in a row, the
spiders turn white. Bonus points flash on the screen for
each white spider caught.
• MORE BONUS POINTS are awarded if you “zap all 10
spiders in a category.
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HINTS
• Start with Category 1 and master each category in order
before moving to a higher level.
• Press the keys; don't hit them.
• Try to remember the names of the lines and spaces in the
staff and where they are played on the keyboard.
• Listen to the note and learn which sound corresponds to
each location on the keyboard and music staff.
GLOSSARY
STAFF—The five horizontal lines and their intermediate
spaces upon which notes are written.
V —The Treble Clef identifes the pitch and names of
(Q) the notes printed on the staff.
N TE—A symbol representing the pitch and duration of a
musical tone.
PITCH—The relative highness or lowness of a tone. The
higher a note is placed on the staff, the higher its pitch.
C UNT—The regular beat in the rhythm of music.
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PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL GOALS
The primary educational goals of SPIDER EATER are note
recognition and ear training. Among the skills SPIDER
EATER teaches are:
• Note Identification
Names of notes on the musical staff
Names of notes on the keyboard
Number of lines and spaces in the musical staff
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• Note Value (4 time)
Whole note
Dotted half note
Half note
Quarter note
• Ear Training
Pitch Recognition
(Pitch gets higher as notes ascend the musical staff
and keyboard)
(Pitch gets lower as notes descend the musical staff
and keyboard)
• Development of Relative Pitch
• Interval Perception
• Preparation for playing “by ear
• Sight Reading
• Speed Reading
• Reading Music from Left to Right
• Ear, Eye, Hand Coordination
• Location of Treble Clef
• Reading Ahead
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DISCLAIMER F WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
Even though Koala Technologies has tested the product described in this
manual and reviewed its contents, and has made every attempt to verify
the accuracy of this manual and its accompanying software, NEITHER
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Copyright 1983, Koala Technologies Corporation, printed in U.S.A.’
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