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Lightbot @lightbotcom

A puzzle game that gets kids programming.

Joined May 2010
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Mathlings@playmathlings
Mar 6
Why can’t learning games be just as good as anything else in a kid’s library? We’re on a mission to prove they can be. No compromises on gameplay and no sacrificing on learning. #edtech #edchat #math #gamedev
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Danny Yaroslavski
@dannyaroslavski
12 Apr 2019
Replying to @worrydream
"Stories and games" - that's the same conclusion I arrived at after building @lightbotcom and @spriteboxcom. I totally agree that these two things are super approachable for all ages- the hardship lies in, as Alan says, teaching non-obvious ideas, via these or other mediums.
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
21 Feb 2019
Check out these new 3D logic puzzles, from the makers of Lightbot:
Overlink@overlinkgame
18 Feb 2019
🚀🚀 Preorders are now live for our 3D puzzler, FREE on iOS: 👉 itunes.apple.com/us/app/over… #gamedev #logicpuzzles #soon
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
22 Aug 2018
➡️ kickstarter.com/projects/kik… Algorithms Magazine is launching! They're bringing you pages of great coding activities for aspiring computer scientists! Did we mention that it's written by one of @codeorg's original curriculum designers? @AlgorithmsMag #CSED

Algorithms Magazine - A Computer Science Magazine for Kids

Fun, educational activities for young kids with online support for parents and teachers.

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Lightbot@lightbotcom
17 Jul 2018
We’ve made SpriteBox Coding FREE on iOS (for a limited time)! Learn to code via puzzle-platformer. Get it here: itunes.apple.com/us/app/spri… #spriteboxcom
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Caroline Hu Flexer@duckduckmom
12 Jul 2018
🎉 Big news for little learners! Today we’re launching Khan Academy Kids: a free, fun educational program for young children. #khankids Download today ➡️ iOS: khan.co/khankidsiOS @KhanAcademy @duckduckmoose @SimpleSongs @BellwetherFlock @NatGeoEducation
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DragonBox@DragonBox
11 Jun 2018
Your kids can now learn chess with the World Champion! Magnus' Kingdom of Chess is NOW AVAILABLE. The fun way to master chess! Download here: bit.ly/2sO1uTk
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SpriteBox@spriteboxcom
25 May 2018
Patterns go hand in hand with procedures: #learntocode #edtech #games4learning
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SpriteBox@spriteboxcom
24 May 2018
We're cooking up something new: #edtech #games4learning
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SpriteBox@spriteboxcom
24 May 2018
Playing (read: learning) with Swift! #swiftlang #code #edtech
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Loving the @GoogleDoodles today. Did you know that almost 10 years ago we launched the first isometric learn-to-code game? Great to see what it's inspired since! g.co/doodle/ug9chu?ds=cl
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Did you know that we offer TWO #HourOfCode activities? SpriteBox Coding (spritebox.com/hour.html ) and Lightbot (lightbot.com/hoc.html ) Happy #csedweek2017!
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
30 Aug 2017
Kiki plays SpriteBox Coding in her new Let's Play Video @spriteboxcode x.com/KIKIvsIT/status/901877…

KIKIvsIT@KIKIvsIT
27 Aug 2017
New Let's Play! video up today. Come play Sprite Box (from the maker of Lightbot) with me! youtu.be/RgmNeIzjpks @dannyaroslavski #CSK8
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
24 Aug 2017
Our new learn to code app, SpriteBox Coding, is now available! spritebox.com! #edtech #learntocode #OpenFL
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
16 Aug 2017
We leaned a lot on game design paradigms when creating SpriteBox Coding @spriteboxcode medium.com/@dannyyaroslavski…

On Making Learning Games Compelling

A challenge we faced while building SpriteBox Coding, a learn to code game for kids ages 5 , was that the educational component primarily…

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Lightbot@lightbotcom
14 Aug 2017
While designing SpriteBox @spriteboxcode we found that text was keeping kids from coding: more thoughts here: medium.com/@dannyyaroslavski…

Text is Keeping Kids from Coding

We ran into a big blocker when designing SpriteBox Coding, a learn-to-code game for kids ages 5 . For some kids, code was simply…

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Lightbot@lightbotcom
17 Feb 2017
Get coding! iflscience.com/editors-blog/…
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Lightbot@lightbotcom
17 Feb 2017
We're excited for the prospects of this little girl! Keep on coding! x.com/B21DGY/status/83126554…

Andy@B21DGY
13 Feb 2017
my 7 yr old daughter wrote to the boss of Google asking for a job, she's so made up he replied! Thanks @sundarpichai
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We've just migrated our flash apps to @awscloud for #HourOfCode, so that your classrooms can access them faster!
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SpriteBox, our new learn-to-code app, is available now, for free! spritebox.com #HourOfCode @spriteboxcode
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