ToonTalk helps children to learn and use computer
 programming from the inside of an animated game-like
 world.

ToonTalk is a new way of constructing, debugging and
 running programs. In ToonTalk, programs are not
 constructed by typing any text or by assembling
 pictures. They are built by taking actions in an
 interactive animated world. Familiar objects like
 birds, robots, trucks, and bike pumps are the only
 programming tools needed. While learning how to
 program, children will face challenging puzzles,
 express their creativity, and learn new ways to solve
 problems.

ToonTalk provides a puzzle game (a sequence of puzzles
 which gradually introduce techniques for building
 programs), demonstrations of various construction and
 debugging techniques, and free play (an open-ended,
 unconstrained environment to explore and create things).

The majority of programs that children enjoy creating
 are games, such as Pong, PacMan, Break Out, Missile
 Command, etc. They can also create animations,
 mathematical explorations, programs that generate
 sentences, and simulations. Once children have created
 their programs, they can share them with others over
 the Web. ToonTalk generates Java source code that is
 equivalent to what a child has created in ToonTalk.
 They can then run their program as an applet in a Web
 browser.

Limitations in this version:
The ability to save your work in notebooks and to save
 cities has been disabled. 

Demo Version WIN 3.1/95