How to Learn to Program by Playing Video Game | Wowessays.com

Have you ever thought about learning to program by playing a video game? Gamification has arrived to address all kinds of subjects, including learning to program. There are multiple apps and games to learn to program: from basic and simple options designed for education to more advanced games to consolidate concepts. Below is a list prepared by a specialist in academic ghostwriting services Tess Miller whose child wanted to be a programmer – the best apps and games to learn to program.

CoderBunnyz

Created by a nine-year-old girl, the objective of this board game is to guide a bunny through a board until it reaches its destination and eats its carrot. To do this, you must use concepts related to the programming language that will appear on small cards. It has 13 levels of difficulty so that players can advance as they deepen their knowledge in this field. It is recommended for children from four years old and is in English. 

Robot Turtles 

Suitable for ages four and up, the little ones must choose their favorite turtle before starting to play this board game that combines cards and board and whose objective is to get as many jewels as possible. It features different basic programming elements to bring players closer to this discipline: they will have to choose between forward, left or right cards to move their character, avoiding obstacles to their goal. 

Let’s go code!

Invites to create a maze with twenty foam pieces composed of robots, gears and concepts that help to understand the programming language, so it is suitable for children from five to ten years old to learn to code in a fun way. Its use is very simple: players only have to build the maze to their liking, deciding the directions of the pieces to then move forward walking or jumping on it, also favoring their psychomotor skills. 

Cargo-Bot

An application aimed at students over eight years old whose main objective is to help a robot to load boxes. To do this, the player will have to implement different programming languages to reduce the robotic arm’s movements as much as possible. It is designed in the form of a puzzle and, the fewer movements are carried out, the more points will be obtained; hence it stimulates their logical capacity. It is available on the App Store. 

Beebot

A bee-shaped robot is the protagonist of this open learning game. To use it, children will have to direct its movements through sequences: forward, backward, left, right…; something that can be done by pressing the keys on its surface or through an app available for iPhone. It has a memory of forty steps, which provides a multitude of opportunities when programming their movements. 

The Foos

In the city of Foosville live some small animals that need help to continue their lives. The player, between 6 and 8 years old, will be responsible for offering it to them by solving challenges and puzzles with programming sequences. There are different levels: you start with the most basic and, as you get bonuses, the level will increase.

Bit by Bit

An application created by a group of parents, educators and students that uses Game Based Learning to teach programming language from the age of seven. The game is composed of different puzzles that the player must solve by creating code sequences. These resources, distributed in three worlds, will increase in difficulty as levels are passed.

Think and Learn Code

Although it was launched by Fisher Price together with a caterpillar robot designed to learn to program, it is not necessary to have the device to use the application. Its operation is simple: the mission will be to guide a character through a maze overcoming obstacles and challenges through sequences such as turning, following or stopping. It is designed for children between 3 and 6 years old.

Grasshopper

This application, (available for iOS and Android, and you can also read about it at wowessays.com), teaches programming in JavaScript language and through a small grasshopper: the user has to overcome tests and small games that will increase in difficulty and in which he has the help of this animal. In addition to them, it also includes a section in which some basic concepts such as ‘array’ or ‘script’ are explained.