Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and XBox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming skills.

Kodu Teaches more than Programming:

Kodu is a rich tool for narrative creation and storytelling

Kodu demonstrates that programming is a creative medium

Kodu helps children with critical thinking, breaking a complex goal into manageable steps, and iterate on the design process – an approach applicable to all academic subjects, business and personal relationships

Kodu introduces the logic and problem solving of programming

Kodu introduces conditions and sequences, which teaches cause and effect

Students learn about cooperation, logic and creativity in addition to programming

Anyone Can Use Kodu:

Kodu can be taught by any teacher, no previous programming expertise required

Ages 8 and up typically have the most success