A software development world-game provides players with real-time learning experiences that allow them to create, transform and operate a program. It is typically created for students who wish to become a professional computer software developer.
Simulations of real-world technology and software are aplenty in video games these days. Minecraft players have made electronic devices with a mind-boggling complexity, and numerous video games have introduced elements of programming. Ozaria, for instance, allows users to design circuits with draggable commands which mimic assembly language. Shenzhen I/O by Zachtronics in turn, helps coders visualize the interface between software and hardware and understand how computation occurs at the lower levels.
Screeps, a different game developed by Zachtronics is a game that introduces JavaScript code to a game environment that resembles the tools used by developers in browsers, and includes an arcade console and scripts. While it isn’t geared toward beginners in coding but it can provide a foundational understanding of concepts such as one-off actions, variables, and loops to players who are familiar with JavaScript. Robo Instructus allows players to write high-level commands that can be used by an in-game robot that navigates through a map with obstacles.