Windows - Kodu
Description
Kodu lets you create games through a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game with no design or programming skills.
Features
- Kodu is a rich tool for narrative creation and storytelling
- Kodu demonstrates that programming is a creative medium
- Kodu helps children with critical thinking, breaking a complex goal into manageable steps, and iterate on the design process
- Kodu introduces the logic and problem solving of programming
- Kodu introduces conditions and sequences, which teaches cause and effect
- Kodu can be taught by any teacher, no previous programming expertise required
- Students learn about cooperation, logic and creativity in addition to programming
Details
Languages
English (United States) and 1 other languages
English
Supported processors
x86, x64, ARM
Kodu Game Lab
More Kodu, just in time for the holidays and on all our favorite Windows tablets and touch devices... :)
(Microsoft News - Microsoft Releases Kodu Game Development Tool For Free In Windows Store)
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