Towards a Web Generator of Programming Games for Primary School Children

Authors

  • Javier Erazo-Palacios Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México
  • Carlos R. Jaimez-González Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1077-3993
  • Betzabet García-Mendoza Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v12i4.17335

Keywords:

Programming game, primary school children, basic programming concepts, block-based language, educational technology

Abstract


This paper presents a web system to generate programming games for primary school children, with the objective to teach basic programming concepts. It also reviews five existing games with the same purpose, which use either block-based or text-based programming languages. A comparative analysis of the games is provided, based on some important features, such as the presence of a levels map, the use of a block or text language, the presence of a result screen, the presentation of the shortest and previous solutions, among others. The web system is divided into two main parts: the game generator that is used by teachers to create new programming games, and the programming games themselves that are played by students.

Author Biographies

Javier Erazo-Palacios, Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México

Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información

Carlos R. Jaimez-González, Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México

Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información

Betzabet García-Mendoza, Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Cuajimalpa, México

Departamento de Tecnologías de la Información
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Published

2022-07-26

How to Cite

Erazo-Palacios, J., Jaimez-González, C. R., & García-Mendoza, B. (2022). Towards a Web Generator of Programming Games for Primary School Children. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 12(4), pp. 98–114. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v12i4.17335

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 4 (2022)

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Papers

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