I thought it was a good game, and pretty fun yet difficult at the same time. The levels would progressively get harder until the last one, where you could get creative and make your own picture. It was really satisfying to watch the character trace the shape once you got the coding correct. The instructions definitely made it easier, but it was pretty simple to understand how to play in general.
For this activity we looked at a fun programming game, where you can create shapes and images using specific codes. It is called "Artists" by code.org, the link will be below if you'd like to play it for yourself and my thoughts on the game are underneath the D.L.O. I've played one of their games before, though the coding wasn't to create shapes. The idea behind this activity was about the 'first computer programmer', Ada Lovelace, and Katherine Johnson, another brilliant mathematician. They both had to learn how to do basic coding which was years before now when even kids our age are experienced with technology and etc.
Play the game here! - code.org - artist
Hi Victoria
ReplyDeleteIf can get to see the movie Hidden Figures I think you would really enjoy this. Not only does the movie portray just how clever these ladies were but also the many difficulties that they had to overcome to be recognised. It is set in the 1960s as America was trying to get their space rocket program to work. Quite a cool story.
It's the New Year so keep the great work up with the Learning Journey.
Coding can be SO much fun Victoria...
ReplyDeleteCheck out The Grinch hour of code at https://www.grinchhourofcode.com/
Hi Victoria,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you said that the game was fun yet difficult, and that the instructions made it a lot easier. That kind of code is easy to do, but involves a lot of trial and error. Would you want to do coding for a job?