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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