Links for Learning Computer Science, Programming and Game Design

Younger Students

• Mutt Maker - online graphics game for making your own dog!
• Roller Coaster - online roller coaster creator
• Spirograph - create really cool online shapes and drawings!
• LOGO - simple online programming using "turtle graphics"
• Tower Defense - online strategy game where you set up laser towers
• Game Scene - make your own simple online game after making a few choices
• GirlsGoGames - online games especially designed for girls, but fun for boys, too!

Older Students

• Scratch - MIT's downloadable, free, easy-to-use game programming software
• Flash game maker - create an interactive, online, quiz-style Flash game
• Sploder - make an online platformer or shooter game
• UMapper - create an interactive, online map, including GeoDart, a mapping game

Advanced Students

• Algorithms - online Java applet demos of lots of classic computer science algorithms
• BYOND - free, downloadable software to make online, multiplayer games
• Kodu - Microsoft's new, free, downloadable program for making XBox and PC games
• Game Maker - excellent, free, downloadable game design program