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Lightbot : Programming Puzzles

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In short

Lightbot : Programming Puzzles is an app for Android created by Lightbot. It can be recommended to kids.

Highlights

May be the most engaging and instructive programming primer I've seen

Anyone with an aptitude for logic puzzles will also likely enjoy it

Such a fun game that teaches you basic computer science concepts

Very challenging for kids

4 stars because it is a great game

But equally fun for grown ups

It's a good game anyway

Although this game explicitly involves programming concepts

Description

Get kids hooked on programming within minutes! As featured in the New York Times [1], TechCrunch [2], and Forbes [3]. Lightbot is a programming puzzle game: a puzzle game that uses game mechanics that are firmly rooted in programming concepts. Lightbot lets players gain a practical understanding of basic control-flow concepts like procedures, loops, and conditionals, just by guiding a robot with commands to light up tiles and solve levels. Ideal for ages 8+ Teachers and parents worldwide are choosing Lightbot first out of other games and software when introducing kids to programming. Lightbot features 50 levels and 20 challenge stars to collect and is a must-have for puzzle enthusiasts of any age. This version of Lightbot lets you play in English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Romanian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Hindi or Swedish! Just hit the associated flag icon on the main screen to select a language! NEW: Exclusive to Google Play, Lightbot now features multiple save slots and separate progress tracking for multiple players. Multiple players can advance at their own pace in their own save slot, and also compete on number of levels finished, number of stars collected and number of overall commands used to complete the game (Lower score=better) 1: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/technology/personaltech/get-cracking-on-learning-computer-code.html 2: http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/light-bot-teaches-computer-science-with-a-cute-little-robot-and-some-symbol-based-programming/ 3: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2015/01/05/code-and-college-readiness-are-reinventing-education-on-30-under-30/
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