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Download full textKahn, Ken – 1995
This paper describes ToonTalk, a general-purpose concurrent programming system in which the source code is animated and the programming environment is a video game. The design objectives of ToonTalk were to create a self-teaching programming system for children that was also a very powerful and flexible programming tool. A keyboard can be used for…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Autoinstructional Aids, Children, Computer Games
Lieberman, Debra A. – 1998
This study examined whether video games could be effective health education and therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents with diabetes. KIDZ Health Software developed a game about diabetes self-management, and tested its effectiveness for children with diabetes. The Packy and Marlon Super Nintendo video game promotes fun,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Diabetes, Educational Games
