software development world game
A game that lets players experience the process of software development can be an excellent method of teaching programming concepts and coding concepts, such as loops and conditional statement. Zachtronics Shenzhen I/O is one game that does this. It puts players in the shoes of unhappy engineers who work for a non-existent company and are required to design computer chips by hand. They are presented with increasingly difficult circuits to design. They begin by making lights flash according to a certain pattern.
The game’s interface looks very similar to tools for developers found in browsers and teaches scripting. Another great example is Screeps which blends JavaScript programming with massively multiplayer online games to create self-sustaining colonies. Both games excel at teaching basic concepts and gradually introducing other players.
