There’s plenty of evidence that coding is an important thing for kids to learn, yet many kids simply don’t have the resources to do so. Not everyone lives near a CodeREV program, and most parents don’t know how to code. An interesting new program may be on its way that could encourage kids to get involved. Digital Trends published an interesting article titled This Free 3D Robot Game Could Redefine How Kids Learn to Code and we’re interested to see how it all shakes out.
The article says, “It’s hard to get kids to code. Up until very recently, it was largely inaccessible, with little curricula in place and few teachers qualified to teach it. And even today, with all the progress we’ve made, it’s still complicated — I mean, come on, it’s literally a new language. But if coding could be as easy as playing a 3D game, maybe the children of the 21st century would have a whole new incentive to pick up a skill that is only becoming increasingly important. So here to save the day is Code Warriors, described as “a new 3D coding game designed with special analytics tracking for students and teachers to learn coding in and outside of the classroom.”
A product of Kuato Studios, already heralded as “the world’s leading learning-through-games studio,” Code Warriors is a JavaScript based game that is redefining how children can learn to code, but at school and at home. Available on Windows and Apple browsers alike, the new game is actually an extension of Hakitzu Elite, Kuato’s first coding game.
To play, kids must teach their robot warriors how to successfully complete a series of missions, all by way of JavaScript. Set in what the Studios call “a futuristic combat arena,” players learn how to “input increasingly sophisticated code” in order to help their avatars make their way across the arena and attack. “At the same time,” the company notes, “the player learns how to write and debug their program, and sees how using the most efficient code is beneficial.”
Is this the way of coding in the future? It’s hard to say. While it may get kids interested in coding – and that’s always a good thing – CodeREV believes in providing children with hands-on, supervised experience that encourages them to ask questions, branch out, and really let their curiosity shine.