Aurora needs to learn magic to rescue her Dad, but the way Magic works in Aurora’s world is the way Programming works in ours! Help Aurora by Defeating evil puppets, Solving ancient puzzles and Exploring the world of magic!
## About This Game
Codemancer brings the mystery of magic and the exhilaration of learning to
code together in a fantasy universe that uses spell-casting as a way to teach
and learn programming skills. Codemancer’s fantasy universe is filled with
rival sorcerers and their minions for players to encounter along their
journey. Codemancer is a non-violent, entertaining, and educational game
designed to be inclusive and accessible to learners at any stage. Features
include a gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a
narrative backbone, and a programming interface that’s designed to be easy to
understand by kids with varying degrees of skill and experience. Codemancer
breaks down barriers that may have discouraged some kids from embracing
technology and elevates their screentime to be more productive and
entertaining. It isn’t a typical coding or technology game.
WHAT IS CODEMANCER ALL ABOUT?
Codemancer tells a moving story about Aurora, a young, creatively talented
girl who’s trying to grow up, become independent, and do good in the world in
the face of incredible obstacles when her father is suddenly kidnapped. Aurora
has to embark on an adventure to save him as she grows into a gracious and
independent young woman. She must learn magic spells to save her father, but
the magic used in Aurora’s world works the same as programming does in ours.
Inspire children to explore their potential as they discover the magic of
coding.
CODEMANCER IS AN EDUCATIONAL GAMING ADVENTURE:
Codemancer is designed for 6 to 12 year olds as an educational game that
teaches the magic behind coding–and can be fun for grownups, too!
CODEMANCER SPECIFICALLY TEACHES:
Sequential Algorithms
Debugging
Function Arguments
Scope
Looping Constructs
Concurrent Programming
…AND TEACHES IN GENERAL:
Computational Thinking
Planning
Problem Solving
Resilience
CODEMANCER FEATURES:
A narrative inspired by popular works of young adult fantasy worlds such as
Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Neverending Story, The Last Airbender, and
many more!
Gameplay that takes place in a hexagonal world, making it easy to estimate
distances and angles by eye.
‘Freeze time’ ability, so players can debug the programs they’ve written and
potentially code their way out of a jam to learn from their mistakes.
Availability for PC, Mac, iPad, and Android tablets.
CODEMANCER IS STRUCTURED FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY:
The goal of Codemancer is to be as broadly inclusive as possible by creating a
gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a narrative
backbone, and language interface that’s designed to make the game appeal to
kids at different skill levels.
Codemancer breaks down barriers that can hinder some kids from feeling
comfortable with engaging with programming, for example Codemancer uses pips
(like on a die) instead of numerals, and sets the gameplay in a hexagonal
world that makes it easy to estimate distances and angles by eye.
No syntax errors — if you can enter a spell, it will run. Syntax errors can
be frustrating and cause learners to quit before they really begin.
Codemancer uses an open dyslexic font, where letters are designed to look
distinctly different from each other to make reading easier for kids with
dyslexia.
The game is fully voiced, so reading is completely optional.
Codemancer’s programming language is designed to be accessible, but also
translates easily to a variety of popular real-world programming languages
(such as Python).
Codemancer appeals to many educational groups, from children with special
needs for reading, to younger children new to coding, to older children with
more advanced coding and programming skill sets.
Codemancer has the potential to reach under-represented groups in coding and
teach them an often-exclusionary, but nonetheless important, 20th-century
skill.
Minimum System Requirements | ||
RAM | 512 MB RAM | |
OS | Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 Classic or Windows 10 | |
HDD Space | 100 MB available space |
Minimum System Requirements | ||
RAM | 512 MB RAM | |
OS | 10.10 and above | |
HDD Space | 150 MB available space |