Games based on Computer Science

CS Unplugged

• http://csunplugged.com/

Lightbot

• program robot to move
• https://lightbot.com/

Manufactoria

• recognize binary string
• http://pleasingfungus.com/Manufactoria/

Cube composer

• functional transform puzzle
• http://david-peter.de/cube-composer/

CodeCombat

• programs agents
• https://codecombat.com/

Human Resource Machine

• https://tomorrowcorporation.com/human-resource-machine-hour-of-code-edition

Code Master

• by Mark Engelberg
• https://www.thinkfun.com/products/code-master/

A Rough List Of Programming/Optimization Puzzlers

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/games-that-teach-programming-a-brief-overview

https://github.com/danielyxie/bitburner idle game that teaches Javascript

https://screeps.com/ rts with Javascript

https://codecombat.com/ puzzles and rts with Python or Javascript

https://logicworld.net/ build digital circuits

Roblox

• allows scripting with Lua

Codekingdoms

• taught at LCCL minecraft camp
• block based language for modding minecraft and making roblox games

Project Malmo

• platform for AI research by MS research
• ask students to write agents to solve tasks

Turing Tumble

• build an analog computer using falling marbles

Hour of Code