The use of MUPPETS in an introductory java programming course

SIGITE 2004 Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 122-127

  Bierre, Kevin J ^a   Phelps, Andrew M ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Game Programming; Graphics; Programming Education; Virtual Worlds

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; STUDENTS; TEACHING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

GAME PROGRAMMING; GRAPHICS; PROGRAMMING EDUCATION; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING;

EID: 23944491836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1029533.1029564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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