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Games for Nidderdale AONB

Learn Common Birds

The 2017 release version contains a training dataset which introduces players to a set of 10 species of interest found within the Nidderdale AONB.

Common utterances of the following species are initially taught across three difficulty levels through matching games:

  • Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
  • Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
  • Song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
  • Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
  • Lesser redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
  • Curlew (Numenius arquata)
  • Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
  • Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
  • Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

Subsequent games encourage more complex interactions with these utterances and their spectral represenations. All images and audio files were collected from open source datasets. For detail sources visit this list.

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Learn Owls' Sounds

The 2018 version is designed to teach a multitude of calls associated with the 4 owl species found in the area.

Common calls of the following species are initially taught across three difficulty levels through familiar matching games:

  • Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
  • Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
  • Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
  • Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Subsequent games encourage deeper interactions with these utterances. All images and audio files were collected from open source datasets. For detail sources visit this list.

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Game Installation Instructions

If downloading directly onto your personal device you will likely need the latest version of chrome as your default web browser. You will further require an APK Installer programme loaded on your device; there are several available from the Google Play Store. You will almost certainly need to have turned off Play Protect as described here and continue to follow the instructions outlined here to allow these packages to be loaded.

If the above does not suffice to allow you to install the apk file directly onto your device, you may need to connect your device via USB to a computer. In order to proceed with this method, you will initially need to enable USB debugging of your device which requires that you enable developer mode as described here.

The most consistent way to load an apk file onto your device from a computer is to use the desktop command line tool 'adb.' See here for instructions for loading the tool on your computer. Once available in the terminal, download the linked apk files below, connect your device via USB, and type 'adb -d install /path/to/downloaded.apk' at a terminal prompt.