Growing up programming: democratizing the creation of dynamic, interactive media

Young people interact with games, animations, and simulations all of the time. But few of them are able to create interactive media. The obstacle: traditional programming languages are too difficult to learn and understand. This panel brings together a group of researchers, developers, and educators who are aiming to democratize the activity of programming. They are developing a new generation of programming environments that enable children and teens to create their own interactive games, stories, animations, and simulations. Panelists will discuss and critique their programming environments, then set up interactive demonstration stations for focused exploration and small-group discussion. Audience members will also have the opportunity to download the environments onto their own laptops, so that they can experiment in greater depth. Keywords End-user programming, learning, education, children ACM Classification Keywords K.3.2 [Computers and Education]: Computer and

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Mitchel Resnick, Mary Flanagan, Caitlin Kelleher, Matthew MacLaurin, Yoshiki Ohshima, Ken Perlin, Robert Torres
• Keywords: CHI 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords End-User Programming, Programming Environments, Traditional Programming Languages