A Game Based Interactive Development Environment for Non-computer Science Majors

DOI

10.2991/ermm-14.2014.82How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Object Orientd Programming, course design, game programming

Abstract

Object oriented programming is useful course for non-computer science majors to understand computer language, but there are several problems in the teaching and learning procedure. We designed an interactive development environment based on Greenfoot project. The IDE makes it easy to write interactive graphical applications in Java language. Several game based program examples are introduced into course and used for lab projects. The game designing procedure provides educational tools that aid in understanding fundamental object-oriented concepts, and it is highly motivational through instant graphical feedback. We described the IDE’s features, discussed the effectiveness of tool, and describe potential improvements to IDE design and implementation.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Bo Chen
AU  - Yan Liu
PY  - 2014/01
DA  - 2014/01
TI  - A Game Based Interactive Development Environment for Non-computer Science Majors
BT  - Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Education Reform and Modern Management
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 303
EP  - 306
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ermm-14.2014.82
DO  - 10.2991/ermm-14.2014.82
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