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Cubetto Playset
- Camillo 11y agoSo the program is written in boustrophedon, sort of.[1] That may make things a little harder for small children. OTOH, it forces them to look at the instruction blocks from the point of view of an agent following the path on the board, rather than from their own point of view, so it trains a useful capability. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boustrophedon
- ch 11y agoThis appears similar to the work in this research: http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/7552/3/Smith_2014.pdf http://researchspace.csir.co.za/dspace/bitstream/10204/7552/... -- something called Rock Garden, but I don't think they are related.
- benkuykendall 11y agoPrevious discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10586661 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10586661
- kelukelugames 11y agoHere's the video. It's super cute! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWpZxXkIBuc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWpZxXkIBuc
- swombat 11y agoThe best part, imho, is that it's Arduino based, so a few years later, when kiddo is old enough to figure that out, ends up with a functional, programmable Arduino device to try and reprogram, thus blowing the lid on the idea that all these devices they're surrounded with are sealed and unhackable. Teach basic programming concepts at 3, sure... but open the door to hacking everything in the house at, what, 8, 9? Awesome. Disclaimer: I'm an investor in Primo.