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In this article, we’ll discuss the 10 most user-friendly programming languages for developing games. You can skip our detailed analysis of the growth of the video game industry and the opportunities ...

Today, Hopscotch Technologies released an iPhone version of its popular visual coding app for kids. The new app lets users design games, art, and animations using a block-based visual programming ...

Mountain View-based startup Tynker is launching a new platform aimed at helping kids of all ages learn to program. Unlike traditional development environments, this introductory step into the world of ...

Consumer video game development software faces a dilemma. If the tools are too simple, they don't teach you the advanced skills needed to further your potential career. But if the tools are overly ...

Game Builder Garage is Nintendo’s next logical step after Mario Maker. Polygon sat down with the Japanese company for a hands-off preview of the its latest game, which aims to turn everyone into a ...

The skills involved in programming are in many ways a lesson in life. Coding requires both logical and creative thinking which in turn lead to a greater ability to solve problems. Technology is ...

Fifteen years ago, I started this column with the advice that "computers are not a passing fad -- they are here to stay." In this, my last column as USA Today's Kid-Tech Columnist, my advice is: teach ...

[S-ol] wrote in to share his sweet breakout game played on an oscilloscope. Built in a weekend as part of a game development jam, Plonat Atek is a polar breakout game where the player attacks the ...

Warcraft III created new genres of games with its World Editor. Now with Warcraft III: Reforged there’s an update for the classic game — but why don’t more games have modding tools like it did ...