A simple framework for interactive games in CS1

SIGCSE'09 - Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 216-220

  Luxton Reilly, Andrew ^a   Denny, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Assignments; CS1; Games; Java

Indexed keywords

ASSIGNMENTS; COMPUTER GAME; CS1; GAMES; INTERACTIVE GAMES; JAVA; PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77952209982     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1508865.1508947     Document Type: Conference Paper

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