I was reminded by a friend about this site I told them about months ago, I think I remember seeing it in this TED talk by Mitch Resnick called Let’s Teach Kids to Code. The site was called CodeSpells. Essentially it’s a fun way to teach people how to code with a Fantasy type game environment.
Here’s the intro:
“The character wakes up in a strange place populated by gnome-like creatures. She has been sent here to learn the ways of magic. The gnomes are in need of her help, they know a little magic, but don’t have enough to accomplish simple tasks. They need her help, and she needs theirs.
With some guidance from the gnomes, she takes her first faltering steps with magic. She begins to master her power bit by bit, while trying to prepare for a scary and dark future.
Through a series of quests initiated by the denizens of the Enchanted Crater, she begins her training as a master wizard.”
Essentially master wizard in this case means master coder/programmer.
So I did a little digging and found some more games that do the same (see related article below).
Related articles
- Games that teach programming: A brief overview (gamasutra.com)
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