Developing a Serious Game to Reinforce Introductory Programming Concepts
June 15, 2018
Screen capture of the game.
- Devorah Kletenik
- Deborah Sturm
- Brooklyn College
- Award: $5,000
- Award date: June 2018
Professors Kletenik and Sturm will create a game to introduce programming concepts to undergraduate students. The game will include a storyline, sound effects, graphics, power-ups, and short quiz-like challenges. It will provide students with an opportunity to practice their programming skills. The game is intended for a broad audience; gamers, non-gamers, females, and underrepresented groups will be consulted during the creation of the game. In addition, a wide-scale evaluation of the effectiveness of the game will be performed. The game will be available as a WebGL and will be playable in a browser without downloading or installation. It will be released under a Free Software license, enabling others to modify the game if so desired.
We are eager to get feedback on the game design. Help us out by playing the game and filling out a brief survey (roughly 20 minutes total).
