Game helps kids learn to program

C-Jump is a computer programming board game that helps kids learn programming languages such as C, C++, and Java. Looks interesting. Wonder if I could get my son to play it.

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Comments

  1. Think I already talked about this but Colobot is an awesome C++ programming game. The demo has more than enough entertainment value to get you hooked.

  2. Think I already talked about this but Colobot is an awesome C++ programming game. The demo has more than enough entertainment value to get you hooked.

  5. In my office, I have one of the few remaining copies of the game “Fortran” (“Input: Reason, Output: Pleasure”)

    It was written by a couple of israeli’s back in the 70’s, a friend picked up the last remaining supply at a rummage sale about 15 years ago. Valorie gave most of them away to Goodwill, but I kept one for my office.

    It’s as bad as you might think it is.

  6. In my office, I have one of the few remaining copies of the game “Fortran” (“Input: Reason, Output: Pleasure”)

    It was written by a couple of israeli’s back in the 70’s, a friend picked up the last remaining supply at a rummage sale about 15 years ago. Valorie gave most of them away to Goodwill, but I kept one for my office.

    It’s as bad as you might think it is.

  7. Btw, w.r.t. the patent thing - the game mechanics are almost the same as the Fortran game (from looking at the web page). The major difference is that the Fortran game includes a box that lets you track the contents of the variables, and the PC.

  8. Btw, w.r.t. the patent thing - the game mechanics are almost the same as the Fortran game (from looking at the web page). The major difference is that the Fortran game includes a box that lets you track the contents of the variables, and the PC.

  9. Cool, but one wonders if good old Logo is not better for having fun and learning programming?

  10. Cool, but one wonders if good old Logo is not better for having fun and learning programming?

  11. C-Jump computer programming board game

    Chuck out the Monopoly and the Ludo and replace it with C-Jump - a computer programming board game!
    OK, I get the gist, but where do the skiers come into it? Oh, C-Jump … I get it now!
    2 - 4 player, ages 11+.
    (via Scobleizer )

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