The new version that we're now beginning on will gradually morph into a more traditional Java programming environment. So we're talking about the training wheels gradually dropping off. |
This is not some little crumb that got tossed. This is the most valuable intellectual property owned by the largest video game maker in the world. For the intended demographic we're trying to teach, 'The Sims' are more valuable than the Disney library. |
We found that when we targeted Alice as a storytelling vehicle, girls were three times as likely to be engaged and motivated to write computer software, as opposed to just moving 3-D characters around. |