Marcus Estrada writes: "According to the pitch, CodeSpells will allow both novice and existing coders to craft spells. This is aided with the visual programming editor Blockly. Non-coders can use this to view how code comes together and interacts with things. Even though this is a more immediately friendly approach than other methods, I'm not sure it's entirely newbie-ready either."
CodeSpells is a 3D RPG that teaches coding by using magic spells to solve problems and it’s about to get its own mystical overhaul thanks to a successful funding campaign on Kickstarter.The development not only shows how CodeSpells has built a solid following, but also highlights the growing push to expose children to the power of coding.
Kicked is your weekly journey through the world of gaming on Kickstarter. Host Amy Elyse Brighter walks you through the games she thinks you should be looking at.
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CodeSpells
Poncho
Phoenix Dawn
Greg Micek writes: "If there's been one type of game that I've grown used to seeing on Kickstarter it's the ones that promise to gamify the act of learning to code. While some of these campaigns have suceeded, many have failed; because at the end of the day you still need to make a game that's fun to play before you can try and get people learn from it. The latest of these coding games, CodeSpells, has been a hit on Kickstarter and is trending to raise well over $100,000; more than double its initial funding goal. To learn more about CodeSpells and its creators we recently spoke with Lindsey Handley, COO of ThoughtSTEM, creators of CodeSpells."
