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Follow on Google News | Dolphin Micro Announces August 1st Launch of Educational Game Inspired by Code.orgColorado-based Dolphin Micro, Inc. is proud to announce the August 1st launch of BotLogic, a new online game designed to help young kids develop the logic and spatial reasoning skills necessary to learn computer programming.
By: Dolphin Micro, Inc. Funding for the game was awarded after BotLogic was named the winner in Dolphin Micro’ The development process has been exciting and educational, says Creative Director Brad Wedell, who admits to initially focusing on the creative aspects of the game. Using children as testers quickly revealed the need to pivot toward game fundamentals. “Early on, focus groups and usability testing showed us that outside feedback was going to be crucial to our process. Watching kids interact with initial versions of the game forced us to focus on game mechanics and workflow before we got creative with the levels. In the end, I’m extremely proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish.” Project Manager Donnie Seigler agrees that using kids as testers proved critical to the project’ BotLogic is designed primarily for players aged 6 and up, but younger children will also enjoy playing with a parent’ End
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