Kodu (Game Programming Environment) Now Available
On an earlier Roadshow (winter 2008), I gave a preview of a great environment from Microsoft Research for making game programming friendly and accessible to a wider audience, and especially children. At the time it was called “Boku”, but was since renamed “Kodu”.
As of yesterday, Kodu is now available on XBOX Live Marketplace as a free trial or purchase for 400 points (about $5) and lets you create games using only the XBOX controller (though the chatpad is useful, too.)
I’ll be downloading it soon and showing our daughters. I just might even let them have a turn!
-Chris
P.S. Other useful links:
- Kodu Blog
- Kodu Research Home Page
- IGN Coverage (with videos from CES and elsewhere)