Microsoft Nudges Kids to Programming From the Playground
At an age when some kids are just beginning to play videogames, Microsoft (MSFT) wants to get youngsters to program them.
The company just released an early PC version of a programming tool called Kodu that’s designed to make creating a game simple enough that people under ten can do it. Microsoft believes the PC version of Kodu, which is free, will broaden the audience for the tool, especially in schools. Last June, it released a version for the Xbox 360, a game console that probably isn’t at the top of the list of things schools want to buy.
