Freeware /  Written in Visual Basic
 
    If you enjoy watching  random designs and  colors materialize on your  screen, then this  program is for you.   This program can generate freshly created designs  that look like a spirograph gone wild!  Some may  have virtual explosions of color  while others may have only the most subtle color changes (provided your monitor is set to a true color setting).  Some designs may be exciting,  or fast, and some  may happen at a snail's pace, and yes -- some may  be exceedingly boring.  Just take your chances!  After a while you will begin to see patterns styles, and symmetries that the computer  randomly modifies, and you will probably develop a good sense for how a design  may turn out.  But if you can be entertained in front of a screen saver  for any length of time, then you should find this amusing. 
    In order to attach some educational value to this, a spelling activity is included in which you supply the missing letter in a couple of words after which you  get the eye-candy.  You can  bypass this activity if you wish.   You can also use your own word lists if you want to tailor it for younger children.  Enjoy!

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System requirements: 
    Windows 95/98/ME/XP.  And a screen with at least 800 x 600 resolution.  Your computer's color settings ideally should   be set to true-color which is either 24 or 32 bit.  The program will run on high color (16-bit) or even just 256 colors, but  with these lower settings, the color transitions will  not look as smooth as they should.  If you are not sure how to check or change these settings,  the program has instructions you can read when you run it. 
     
Installation Instructions:
                            Once  you click on the link below, your computer will download one self extracting   file.  It is easiest to tell the computer  (when it asks) to just   run the file from its location, or for some browsers click on 'open'   rather than 'save'.  This bypasses the inconvenience of needing to find  the file you downloaded.  If you do choose to save the file, however,   just find this file on your system after the download is completed (you can  often find it on your  desktop), and click on it.  An installation   program will take over from  there.

Download:  PrettySpell.exe                     file size:      1.7 Mb

Download:  German version of PrettySpell.exe

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