Nowadays, we all use computers for certain reasons and certainly in certain situations in which their use might be considered important for us. Some of us need to use computers very often at work as well as at home for always getting better informed about all sorts of aspects from our field of activity or from other domains that we might be interested in. Others use computers especially at home for having fun or for finding all sorts of useful activities in which to get involved in their spare time. No matter for what reasons we might need to use computers it is equally important for us to be aware of certain important aspects related to them as those aspects will enable us to work with them properly and to achieve the necessary results in such activities in which we might employ these devices. In what concerns the possible way in which we can have fun by using computers there need to be mentioned activities such as those of watching movies and listening to music as well as those in which we play all sorts of games.
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There are also available for us to choose in this respect all sorts of fun learning games that our children might play in order for them to combine ways of having fun with ways of learning for a better understanding of certain things or just for teaching them how to do both of these things at once. Children are not always very aware of the reasons for which they are required to learn certain things and in this way such games could prove to be a possible way of attracting them into learning certain important things or of distracting their attention from not so useful games that they might find and might be curious to play.

One example of a fun learning game for children is the Typing game. As its name suggest it represents a keyboarding game which cane attract children’ attention and which can also help them improve their keyboarding skills as they most probably are already interested in working with computers as they see them being used all the time by their parents and teachers and this makes them be curious as well. Computer science is also taught in schools nowadays and in this way such games could be considered as appropriate begging activities which may attract their interest in becoming able to use computers and later on to learn more about them. And what is the most important to be considered in this respect is the fact that such basic knowledge will be achieved while having fun and in this way children will be attracted to it more and more.



There are all sorts of fun learning games available for children and not only nowadays and parents have the opportunity of analyzing them and of deciding which might be useful for their children as well. It is very important for parents to be careful to what kind of games are being chosen for their children so as for them not be exposed to anything that might prove to be harmful to them in any way.

Whenever you are bored and you are looking for a fun activity to do, you can choose to play a free online flash game. These are really simple and also really fun games. unlike the complex video games that come in CD-s and DVD-s, these are really simple to play (you learn the controls in just a few seconds, rather than in many minutes or even hours), and they also don’t last that long. A complex PC video game can last for many hours or even days, but a flash game lasts just for a few minutes, so that you won’t get bored.

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And after you complete a game you can always move on to another one, because there are so many of them on the internet. If you wish to have fun, and stimulate your mind at the same time, you can choose to play a puzzle game. The most famous puzzle games are the point and click puzzle games, and more precise – the escape room games. These may seem like the most simple games of all (because all you have to do is use the mouse and click on the screen), but actually they are among the most complicated ones. And this is because you have to click on certain places, and find different objects that you will have to use later in order to trigger actions and finally escape from the room you are in.

There are many games of this type on the internet, and there is a site that has mostly “escaping games”. And how could it be called, rather then: http://www.escapetheroomgames.net/ . Let’s choose a game from this site and discuss more about it. Let’s take for example the “Escape the vampire room”. This is quite a fun game where you will have to escape from the room of Dracula. The game is not so complicated but it’s not that easy either. So search through the whole room and find objects that are useful to you.

The fun thing is that when you click somewhere on an object there will be some words about that place, making the game a little easier for you. We suggest to try the game first all by yourself, and see if you manage to complete it without any help. And if you don’t succeed here is the walkthrough for you: first go in the side of the room where the piano is, and click on top of it. Here you will find a knife, so click on it and collect it. Also collect the rope that is found on the curtain.

Then go to the picture of the vampire and hold the cursor right between his eyes. He will look cross-eyed and this will make his head to vibrate, and finally to explode. If you’ll click on his head you will find a sentence saying : “Drench the pentagram in fire and place the rodents head in the center”. Even though this seem senseless to you now, it will be useful later in the game. If you are here also click on the little brown match that is found somewhere on the left side, under the blood.

Now go to the pumpkin from one of the tables, and use the knife to cut it. Here you will find a clue saying that the great cheese loves to hear the “Mary had a little lamb” song on the organ. So now you have to go at the piano and play this song. If it wasn’t for this walkthrough you would have to search for the notes for this song, but here they are for you: e d c d e e e d d d e g g - and then - e d c d e e e e d d e d c.

Now that you played the song there will be a piece of cheese under the piano, so collect it and then place the cheese in front of the mouse hole. Now the mouse will come out to the cheese. Also collect the feather that is found on the head of the knight, and then use the feather to tickle him. Once you do this, he will drop the axe right on the mouse and cut him in half. Click on the head of the mouse to collect it and then take it in the middle of the pentagram (the one with a star shape).

Then use the knife to cut the mouse and inside of him you will find a key. Use this key to open the cabinet and from here take the gas. Now place the gas on the pentagram and use the match to light the fire. So now you understand what that sentence said. After making the fire, something will hang on the ceiling. Use the rope that you have to tie it there and the click on it. Now you will get on the roof and here turn on the shut and let the electricity in. Now you will be able to turn on the lamp, and on its light you will find a code. And finally go to the computer, turn it on and then write that code. After doing this a spirit will come out from the computer and destroy the door, so that you can escape the vampire room. And as a little joke, it says that in case you didn’t noticed, that soul was the soul of the little mouse :).

Whenever you are bored and you want to do something that is both fun and stimulating for your mind, then you can choose to play a free online flash game. But not just any kind of game, because some of them are just funny or silly but they won’t stimulate your intelligence. The games that are “good for your brain” are the puzzle games. Even though they have very simple controls (usually you have to use just the mouse to point and click) they can be quite tricky and they will require a lot of thinking and concentration.
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There are a lot of puzzle games, of many kinds, and some of the most famous seem to be the point and click games. Usually in these games you are trapped in a room and you will have to click on different place on the screen, find different objects and combine them in such a way to trigger actions that will finally get you out of the room.

A site offering just games like this Is http://www.pointnclickgames.com/ . You will find hundreds of games here, and the most of them (486) are “escape games”. There are also 137 adventure games, 76 point and click, 33 puzzle games and 29 scary games. So you will definitely have where to choose from, and you won’t get bored for a long time.

Since Valentine’s Day was close, let’s choose a escape game with this topic. One of them is called “Lover’s room escape”. Your objective is to prepare a gift and a romantic dinner for your lover, and then try to open the door so that he / she can come in and enjoy the dinner and the gift. After beginning the game, just click on all the possible place on the screen to find useful objects. From the first view of the room collect the necklace that is found under one pillow, and the beams found on the table and one the drawers.

Then just press on one of the arrows found on top of the screen to move around the room. If you go right, you will find some more beams on the table and you can also collect 2 plates. The nice thing about this game is that the mouse cursor will change its shape whenever you point at an useful object. So this way it is easier for you to find objects in the room.

As you advance you  will have to use the objects that you have found…for example the key to open the drawers, then use the bottle opener to open the champagne, and then put it in glasses and so on. It is not such a difficult game compared to other escape games, and after a few minutes of clicking and searching you will manage to make all the preparations and open the door to your lover. Good luck!

Now let’s play a game from the “scary games” category, and we’ll choose the one called “Exmortis 3” which seems to be a really famous game from this category. In this game you will explore stunning environments (that are not recommended for children), solve complicated puzzles and interact with many characters. The graphic of the game is quite advanced and that’s why it will take a little time for the game to load.

It is much more complex than other flash games, having a story, characters with voices and other elements. If you play the game for the first time, the guide from the beginning of the game will be very useful. It will take some time to learn the game instructions and secrets, but after that it will be fun to play. These were just 2 examples of fun online puzzle games, but there are hundreds or even thousands of other games. So just search for them, play them, and if you liked them share your opinions with us.