US 2025/0029514 A1 · Designing Learning Games that are Fun to Play

Abstract

Creating an enjoyable learning-game that teaches programming skills, starting from a non-learning-game. We include a code editor for the player to enter code. We include a controller for the code to control game-mechanics including the challenge, the player-actions, and the feedback. The player is incentivized to enter code that helps the player obtain a better score in the game. We include constraints to limit the capabilities of the player's code so that it cannot make the game too easy (and therefore boring) for the player. When players enter code to help them win the game, they are solving programming problems. Solving programming problems is a learning-experience. By including a code editor, a controller, and constraints, the non-learning-game is converted into an enjoyable learning-game that teaches coding skills.

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Dependent claims

A machine comprising:

a coding-means 110100 for enabling a user to enter a code,
a constraint-means 110110 for limiting the effects of said code entered by said user,
a challenge-means 11030 for posing a challenge to be solved to said user,
a player-action-means 11040 for processing a choice entered by said user for addressing said challenge,
a feedback-means 11050 for communicating effects of said choice to said user,
a control-means 110120 connecting said coding-means 110100 with at least one of said challenge-means 11030, said player-action-means 11040, or said feedback-means 11050,
whereby said machine can be operated as a learning-game that teaches coding skills and is fun to play.

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