Lightbot offers an easy way for kids to learn concepts like loops, if-then statements, and the like without typing or coding. Overall this is a great application and should be considered by parents with children who are familiar with some coding aspects as the application is challenging. Lightbot is great fun and does a surprisingly thorough job of introducing some pretty complex principles of programming. Some of the levels are very challenging and younger users may find this frustrating if a level cannot be completed as there is limited help and only a level restart option. However, the app does accelerate at a fast level and parents will need to supervise the basic levels. This is a fantastic app and highly recommended. Once the Play option has been chosen the app provides in-app text instructions, it would be ideal if these could be narrated as it may encourage younger users to attempt the application. The app also has a useful feature that saves four user profiles and although the sound is quirky and inviting it can also be turned off here.
The app is available in an incredible 21 different languages and we love the fact that you can swap from a boy robot to a girl robot. There are a number of parental features on the home page that are very useful. The app does a great job of teaching children the basic concepts of coding. Each level is awarded with stars depending on the number of steps used to complete the level. Completing one level will unlock the next that will introduce new steps and commands such as directions, jumps, procedures, conditionals and overloading. Your child must guide a robot around a 3D grid to the lightbulb by dragging commands into the correct place. Brief instructions are included at the beginning of each level to help your child. The app is easy to use and navigate and once shown to your child they should be able to progress with the app unsupervised however, the app does progress very fast and you need to be up for the challenge. The app has no in-app purchases with no adverts. A friendly Robot will introduce your child step by step to the basic concepts of programming in a colourful graphic environment. Great game that is a real treat for people already acquainted with programming and easy introduction to algorithms for those who are not.Parents need to know that the Lightbot Programming Puzzles App is suitable for children aged 9 and upwards and is a programming puzzle game that uses game mechanics that are firmly rooted in programming concepts. Latter level are quite complex so I never really got through it from start to finish. DownsidesĪs most flash games this one fails to save for me. Latter levels require filling sub-sequences of reusable functions and making use of recursion to get through complex level with very few actions. Only initial level can be solved with straight linear instructions. Game is faithful to programming not only in program-remote-control basics, but in other gameplay principles and required logic as well. It sounds almost like arcade/action game (control, run, get), but there is a twist – amount of actions you can perform is very limited and every move counts. The goal is to reach and activate all blue tiles on level. In Proceedings of the 10th Annual SIGSCE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITICSE 2005), 14-18. Actual control is performed by building sequence of available actions. GameplayĮach level consist of tiles (starting with flat and in later levels enhanced with terrain and other special thingies) and bot – hero you get to control. Play now R.I.P Flash Light-Bot 2.0 is a Flash game which is not supported anymore. Light-Bot 2.0 is online puzzle game built on the principle of visual programming. Too deep or too geek? Anyway even if attempts are few some of them get both programming concepts and gameplay really right. All games are kinda created (at least in part) by programmers, so I always found it strange that there are so few games about programming itself.
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