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English (United States)
Description
Get kids hooked on coding within minutes! Lightbot is a programming puzzle game, meaning that its game mechanics require the use of programming logic to solve levels.
By simply guiding a robot to light up tiles to solve levels, players cultivate a real understanding of procedures, loops, and conditionals; core concepts to Computer Science. Perfect for guys and girls alike: you can play as Boybot or Girlbot!
New York Times says : "Lightbot is great fun and does a surprisingly thorough job of introducing some pretty complex principles of programming." - (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/28/technology/personaltech/get-cracking-on-learning-computer-code.html)
TechCrunch says : “Lightbot offers an easy way for kids to learn concepts like loops, if-then statements, and the like, without typing” - (http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/26/light-bot-teaches-computer-science-with-a-cute-little-robot-and-some-symbol-based-programming/)
Parents and educators around the world are choosing to use Lightbot first to introduce their children and students to coding.
The game features 60 levels and 20 challenge stars to collect; a must-have for puzzle enthusiasts of any age.
This version of Lightbot can be played in the following languages: English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Romanian, Norwegian, Slovenian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Slovakian and Czech!
There are NO in-app purchases in Lightbot.
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Reviews
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Great by Seth
It really helps my four year old learn some basic concepts about coding.
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Great Intro to Code Concepts by Matt
My son enjoys playing the game and is learning about functions and recursion. Cool!
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Great for kids and adults alike by Russ
Teaches sound logic and concepts - but also it's pretty fun. Would like to have the option to manipulate code instead of drag drop buttons, but still, dang good for kids.
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Is very good for my work of university by Gedeon
I have to play it for a class and taje pictures of it for show the teacher how is my progres programing the bot to light all the squares. I am on Computer Science and Technology
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Great! by Juan
This is a wonderful way to teach little kids the basics about computer science.