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Tidsresan
A case study for SeeFuture
An adventure game for preschoolers that turns science, technology, art and maths into a journey through time. Berta, a talking time-machine suitcase, has lost three of her parts, and the children help her find them with the traveller Tidus, a map through past, present and future, and a deck of cards to play, move and imagine with. Built by Try New Things from a vague feeling, a brief told as a film and a prototype phase, tested with a science centre and its preschools.
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Tidsresan — a talking time machine that takes preschoolers through science, technology, art and maths
2026-09-24
Tidsresan is an adventure game for preschoolers built around Berta, a time-machine suitcase that talks, listens and has lost three of her parts. Try New Things made it for SeeFuture, going from a vague feeling to a brief told as a film, and from the film to a prototype tested with a science centre and its preschools.
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Tidsresan — Berta from above
The open suitcase with its milled panel and the card decks.
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Tidsresan — Berta, closed
The time machine, packed and ready to travel.
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Tidsresan — Berta, open
Control panel, card decks and Tidus in his cradle.
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Tidsresan — Tidus
The traveller. 3D-printed and painted by hand, Lovika mittens included.
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Tidsresan — Tidus on the map
The traveller on the game board, next to the die.
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Tidsresan — the control panel
Buttons, lights and a speaker. Berta talks, listens and records the children's answers.
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Tidsresan — the map
A town through time: past, present and future on one board.
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Tidsresan — token pouches
Pouches for the game's tokens.
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Tidsresan — tokens
Tokens, printed with the game's illustrations.
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Tidsresan — the suitcases
Three of the time-travel suitcases, open and ready for the preschools.
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Tidsresan — control panel
Hand-built controls, card decks and Tidus in his cradle.
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Tidsresan — printing the travellers
Tidus figures coming off the 3D printer in batches.
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Tidsresan — a finished traveller
One of the Tidus figures after painting.
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Tidsresan — painting by hand
Each traveller is painted one at a time.
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