Programmable bricks: Toys to think with

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 443-452

  Resnick, M ^a,b,c,d   Martin, F ^a   Sargent, R ^a,e,f   Silverman, B ^a,g  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

^b Computer Clubhouse ^*

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Education Committee

^e Newton Research Labs Inc   (United States)

^f Newton Research Labs

^g Logo Computer Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INFRARED DEVICES; INTERACTIVE DEVICES; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SENSORS; TOY MANUFACTURE; USER INTERFACES;

INFRARED COMMUNICATION; PORTABLE COMPUTER; PROGRAMMABLE BRICKS; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

COMPUTERS;

EID: 0030393103     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.353.0443     Document Type: Article

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