Photos: Kodable app introduces young kids to programming

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    1. Fuzz crash landing

    When the game begins, the intro shows how the fuzz, who are the main characters, arrived and why they need the user’s help.

  • 2. Blue fuzz

    The first fuzz Kodable users meet when they start playing is this blue guy.

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  • 3. Direct the fuzz

    Players use arrows to tell the fuzz how to make it across the path and collect coins along the way.

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  • 4. Rewards

    Players unlock new fuzz as they play. The also receive from one to three stars after completing each level.

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  • 5. Other fuzz

    One of the many fuzz character that players can unlock is Spikey fuzz. Other characters have different colors and features like glasses or hats.

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  • 6. Vocabulary lessons

    Kodable includes lessons to explain concepts like functions and loops that come up during the course of the game.

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  • 7. Advanced levels

    Kodable’s 60 levels get progressively more challenging. There’s more than one way to get across, but there’s usually a most efficient way.

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  • 8. Learning guides for parents

    Kodable offers materials for adults which explain the game and how to use it.

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Erin Carson

As a global nomad with experience living and raising children in China, the USA and Europe, Erin Carson loves to share her knowledge of both literature and travel through her writing. Carson has a master's degree in library science and a…