Getting Started with Osmo Words Updated 09.27.2019 Version 3.2.
Table of Contents What’s Included? 3 Menu Navigation 4 Game Manual 5 A. Object of the Game 5 B. Game Play 6 C. Selecting which albums to play with 6 D. Non-English albums 7 E. Changing game settings 7 F.
What’s Included? Each Words game contains 2 sets of English alphabet letter tiles for a total of 52 tiles. ● 26 blue letter tiles ● 26 red letter tiles Blue A-Z Letter Tiles Quantity: 26 Red A-Z Letter Tiles Quantity: 26 We also have uppercase/lowercase letter tiles available for sale on our shopping page (with uppercase letters on one side, and lowercase, on the other). You can use them with Proper Noun (case-sensitive) albums.
Menu Navigation (or your avatar, if you’re already logged in) in the upper right corner of the home Tap screen to view the myOsmo account screen. See this guide to myOsmo accounts and profiles for more information. ● Play Jump right in! Select one of the modes below: ○ Adventure mode: Use your tiles to play with an Osmo character. In the noncompetitive option, the character will give the player hints to spell the word.
Game Manual A. Object of the Game Words teaches spelling, social-emotional skills, and critical thinking. The goal of Words is to guess the word for what is being displayed in the image, which could be anything, from the background color or object in the foreground/background, to a theme or a book reference. (Note: It’s not always as obvious as you might think!) Guess the correct spelling by placing the letter tiles in front of the device before your chances run out.
B. Game Play Try to identify the image on the screen, then spell it out with letter tiles that you put in front of the device. If your letter guess is in the word, it will appear on the screen as many times as it appears in the word. If it is not in the word, it will be added to the missed guesses at the top of the screen. Guess the word before you max out on missed guesses! You can put the letter tiles in front of Osmo in any order and at any angle.
checking all of the subsections. Then press the arrow in the top left corner of the Library screen to play the album in the Zen or Versus modes. Please note that you won’t be able to play your own or any user-made albums in the Adventure mode, only in the Zen or Versus modes. D.
For Character difficulty, Competitive Play can be turned ON or OFF. When OFF, the character provides letter hints and time for the player to find the tiles. When ON, the character competes against the player to spell the word and score points. In this mode, the competition difficulty can be easy, medium, or hard. In harder settings, the characters play letter tiles more quickly and are more likely to be accurate. For Word difficulty, the number of hints can be set at four different levels.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 To hear the word read aloud, turn on the Speech option and tap on the image at any time during the game: Versus and Zen Modes In the Versus and Zen modes, you can tap the Settings icon any time during the game to turn Speech, Hints, or lowercase recognition on or off. If you have the Osmo World app installed, tap the globe icon, then tap . The difficulty of the word itself can be set by moving the dial to the desired difficulty level, and clicking the lock. F.
a. How to create your album 1. Go to your myWords dashboard. 2. Click on Create New Album, and you will be automatically taken to the new album page. 3. Click on Add Title (or on Untitled Album) to add your album title. 4. Click on Add Image to upload a picture (or to take one, if you are using your tablet or phone). You can also drag multiple files to upload images in a batch. 5. Hover your cursor over the image you have just added and click the Edit button.
6. Type your chosen word in the Add Word field and select a difficulty. If you want some of the letters to appear as hints on the screen, you can put them in parentheses. A(NT) will show as _NT, for example. Add a couple more words; the more the merrier! E.g., you can add “Mona Lisa” as Easy, Leonardo Da Vinci as Medium, etc. When you play, one of those cues will be randomly selected for this image (according to the difficulty level you choose in the game settings, as explained in Section E above). 7.
b. How to edit images in your album When you upload your images, they are automatically resized and may also be cropped if they are too large. If you want to make sure all of your image fits and it isn't blurry, make sure it isn't larger than 768x1024 or smaller than 385x512. When you're editing an image, you can click on the Settings icon editing options: Crop, Set as Album Cover, Replace Image, Delete.
See this video for more info. Also see this new video from our teacher resource page. d. How to add tags to your album Please click 'Add tags' at the bottom of your album homepage to add descriptive tags to your album. The tags should define various categories that your album may be classified under (such as "Phonics", "Math", "Animals", "ESL", etc.) e.
g. How to unpublish your album You can unpublish one of your own albums by visiting the album homepage and selecting Unpublish from the Settings menu . h. How to delete your album You can delete one of your own albums by visiting the album homepage and selecting Delete from the Settings menu . Storage Overview Place letter tiles in the trays. Best Practices for Effective Osmo Detection 1. Keep hands and fingers away from game pieces after placing them so that Osmo can see it. 2.
5. If your table top or surface is a dark color, it may be interfering with the software detection. Try placing an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper on the tabletop, and then the pieces on top of the paper. 6. Make sure you are using a device that is compatible with Osmo. Please check this list of Osmo-compatible devices. 7. If you experience any issues despite this setup, please reach out to support@playosmo.com for assistance.
