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Operation secret agent experiences
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What do I do whilst the children are playing? Do I play too?
As the (fun!) grown-up, you’ll play the role of Communications Officer which involves doing the secret stealth bits too. You’ll need to stay with the children and guide them if they need help with any of the activities.
On two occasions, the audio messages will ask you to leave the room - these are your cues to do the secret stealth bits - we give you instructions to explain how to do this. To add to the experience, you can act surprised as you play.
Can I play this with 1 child?
Absolutely, yes! Beta testing found that one grown up and one child made for some quality 1-to-1 time together. If you are playing with one child, you would take a more active role being the child’s team member helping them with the secret agent tasks (as well as doing the secret stealth things!).
Can I play this with my child and their friends?
Yes! The experience works best with 1-3 children. We don’t recommend playing with more than 3 children as there will be less to do for them and that might not be so exciting.
Can I play this with an older or younger child?
We recommend playing with children aged 6-10 because they are more likely to get involved and engage with the experience. The idea of villains' assistants and secret agents might be scary to some children, especially younger ones. We’ve found that 6-year-olds have often come across the idea of agents and villains in stories/films which is why we recommend the experience from this age. In one of the audio messages, we let children know the villain’s assistants are not scary, and you can mention this to them too. Older children might not buy into the experience which may change it for their younger siblings.
Is this screen-based?
In order to make the experience feel as if it is happening in real-time, we put audio messages on web pages that you can listen to on your phone but actually, all the good stuff using creativity, imagination and teamwork happens offline around the table.
Is it educational?
Our primary aim is to entertain and engage children, but the play at home experiences give opportunities for joy, creativity, imagination and teamwork. We are developing on play experiences for schools which will be fun, engaging AND linked to the curriculum.
How complicated are the agent tasks ?
This isn't a complex escape room or a cryptic puzzle that only 2% of people can do. We keep the activities simple but engaging. Helping the agent in the story is the main driver. Activities may include decoding something, drawing a picture and putting it in a window to activate an agent or even send morse code using a light switch. We want all children to feel confident and 'save the day'.
What device can I play this on?
We recommend you access the play experience on a phone or a tablet as it makes it feel more real than accessing it on a computer.
Secret Agent Experiences
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What do I do whilst the children are playing? Do I play too?
As the (fun!) grown-up, you’ll play the role of Communications Officer which involves doing the secret stealth bits too. You’ll need to stay with the children and guide them if they need help with any of the activities.
On two occasions, the audio messages will ask you to leave the room - these are your cues to do the secret stealth bits - we give you instructions to explain how to do this. To add to the experience, you can act surprised as you play.
Can I play this with ONE child?
Absolutely, yes! Beta testing found that one grown-up and one child made for some quality 1-to-1 time together. If you are playing with one child, you would take a more active role being the child’s team member helping them with the secret agent tasks (as well as doing the secret stealth things!).
Can I play this with my child and their friends?
Yes! The experience works best with 1-3 children. We don’t recommend playing with more than 3 children as there will be less to do for them and that might not be so exciting.
Can I play this with an older or younger child?
We recommend playing with children aged 6-10 because they are more likely to get involved and engage with the experience.
The idea of villains' assistants and secret agents might be scary to some children, especially younger ones; we’ve found that 6-year-olds have often come across the idea of agents and villains in stories/films which is why we recommend the experience from this age. In one of the audio messages, we let children know the villain’s assistants are not scary, and you can mention this to them too.
Older children might not buy into the experience which may change it for their younger siblings.
Is this screen-based?
In order to make the experience feel as if it is happening in real-time, we put audio messages on web pages that you can listen to on your phone but actually, all the good stuff using creativity, imagination and teamwork happens offline around the table.
Is it educational?
Our primary aim is to entertain and engage children, but the play-at-home experiences give opportunities for joy, creativity, imagination, and teamwork. We are developing on play experiences for schools which will be fun, engaging, AND linked to the curriculum.
How complicated are the agent tasks?
We keep the activities simple but engaging; helping the agent in the story is the main driver. Activities may include decoding something, drawing a picture and putting it up in a window to activate an agent and writing a message in code. We want all children to feel confident and 'save the day' so the experience is designed to be understood and achievable for children aged 6-10 years old.
What device can I play this on?
We recommend you access the play experience on a phone or a tablet as it makes it feel more real than accessing it on a computer.