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Kodu: end-user programming and design for games

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FDG '09: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Foundations of Digital Games

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1536513.1536516

Published: 26 April 2009 Publication History

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Project Kodu is a kid-friendly game design and programming environment which enables nontechnical users to create complete games - including AI" behaviors - using only an XBox 360 controller for input. Kodu includes a novel graphical programming environment based on a concurrent rule system derived from contemporary robotics practice. This language is approachable - it can be mastered by 10-year-olds - yet expressive, and can be used to implement a broad array of game genres. In addition to behavior editing, Kodu integrates terrain and level design - providing a full-spectrum game design system that is accessible to 9-year-olds (and their parents) running on the XBox 360 or a Windows PC.

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FDG '09: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Foundations of Digital Games

April 2009

386 pages

ISBN:9781605584379

DOI:10.1145/1536513

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Jim Whitehead
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R. Michael Young
North Carolina State University

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