Codemancer
Important Little Games · 2019 · Indie, Casual, Adventure, Programming
PC
1 user reviews100% · 1
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Codemancer brings the mystery of magic and the exhilaration of learning to code together in a fantasy universe that uses spell-casting as a way to teach and learn programming skills. Codemancer’s fantasy universe is filled with rival sorcerers and their minions for players to encounter along their journey. Codemancer is a non-violent, entertaining, and educational game designed to be inclusive and accessible to learners at any stage. Features include a gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a narrative backbone, and a programming interface that’s designed to be easy to understand by kids with varying degrees of skill and experience. Codemancer breaks down barriers that may have discouraged some kids from embracing technology and elevates their screentime to be more productive and entertaining. It isn’t a typical coding or technology game.
WHAT IS CODEMANCER ALL ABOUT?
Codemancer tells a moving story about Aurora, a young, creatively talented girl who’s trying to grow up, become independent, and do good in the world in the face of incredible obstacles when her father is suddenly kidnapped. Aurora has to embark on an adventure to save him as she grows into a gracious and independent young woman. She must learn magic spells to save her father, but the magic used in Aurora’s world works the same as programming does in ours. Inspire children to explore their potential as they discover the magic of coding.
CODEMANCER IS AN EDUCATIONAL GAMING ADVENTURE:
Codemancer is designed for 6 to 12 year olds as an educational game that teaches the magic behind coding—and can be fun for grownups, too!
CODEMANCER SPECIFICALLY TEACHES:
Sequential Algorithms
Debugging
Function Arguments
Scope
Looping Constructs
Concurrent Programming
...AND TEACHES IN GENERAL:
Computational Thinking
Planning
Problem Solving
Resilience
CODEMANCER FEATURES:
A narrative inspired by popular works of young adult fantasy worlds such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Neverending Story, The Last Airbender, and many more!
Gameplay that takes place in a hexagonal world, making it easy to estimate distances and angles by eye.
'Freeze time' ability, so players can debug the programs they've written and potentially code their way out of a jam to learn from their mistakes.
Availability for PC, Mac, iPad, and Android tablets.
CODEMANCER IS STRUCTURED FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY:
The goal of Codemancer is to be as broadly inclusive as possible by creating a gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a narrative backbone, and language interface that’s designed to make the game appeal to kids at different skill levels.
Codemancer breaks down barriers that can hinder some kids from feeling comfortable with engaging with programming, for example Codemancer uses pips (like on a die) instead of numerals, and sets the gameplay in a hexagonal world that makes it easy to estimate distances and angles by eye.
No syntax errors -- if you can enter a spell, it will run. Syntax errors can be frustrating and cause learners to quit before they really begin.
Codemancer uses an open dyslexic font, where letters are designed to look distinctly different from each other to make reading easier for kids with dyslexia.
The game is fully voiced, so reading is completely optional.
Codemancer's programming language is designed to be accessible, but also translates easily to a variety of popular real-world programming languages (such as Python).
Codemancer appeals to many educational groups, from children with special needs for reading, to younger children new to coding, to older children with more advanced coding and programming skill sets.
Codemancer has the potential to reach under-represented groups in coding and teach them an often-exclusionary, but nonetheless important, 20th-century skill.
Codemancer brings the mystery of magic and the exhilaration of learning to code together in a fantasy universe that uses spell-casting as a way to teach and learn programming skills. Codemancer’s fantasy universe is filled with rival sorcerers and their minions for players to encounter along their journey. Codemancer is a non-violent, entertaining, and educational game designed to be inclusive and accessible to learners at any stage. Features include a gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a narrative backbone, and a programming interface that’s designed to be easy to understand by kids with varying degrees of skill and experience. Codemancer breaks down barriers that may have discouraged some kids from embracing technology and elevates their screentime to be more productive and entertaining. It isn’t a typical coding or technology game.
WHAT IS CODEMANCER ALL ABOUT?
Codemancer tells a moving story about Aurora, a young, creatively talented girl who’s trying to grow up, become independent, and do good in the world in the face of incredible obstacles when her father is suddenly kidnapped. Aurora has to embark on an adventure to save him as she grows into a gracious and independent young woman. She must learn magic spells to save her father, but the magic used in Aurora’s world works the same as programming does in ours. Inspire children to explore their potential as they discover the magic of coding.
CODEMANCER IS AN EDUCATIONAL GAMING ADVENTURE:
Codemancer is designed for 6 to 12 year olds as an educational game that teaches the magic behind coding—and can be fun for grownups, too!
CODEMANCER SPECIFICALLY TEACHES:
Sequential Algorithms
Debugging
Function Arguments
Scope
Looping Constructs
Concurrent Programming
...AND TEACHES IN GENERAL:
Computational Thinking
Planning
Problem Solving
Resilience
CODEMANCER FEATURES:
A narrative inspired by popular works of young adult fantasy worlds such as Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Neverending Story, The Last Airbender, and many more!
Gameplay that takes place in a hexagonal world, making it easy to estimate distances and angles by eye.
'Freeze time' ability, so players can debug the programs they've written and potentially code their way out of a jam to learn from their mistakes.
Availability for PC, Mac, iPad, and Android tablets.
CODEMANCER IS STRUCTURED FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY:
The goal of Codemancer is to be as broadly inclusive as possible by creating a gender-neutral fantasy setting with a female protagonist, a narrative backbone, and language interface that’s designed to make the game appeal to kids at different skill levels.
Codemancer breaks down barriers that can hinder some kids from feeling comfortable with engaging with programming, for example Codemancer uses pips (like on a die) instead of numerals, and sets the gameplay in a hexagonal world that makes it easy to estimate distances and angles by eye.
No syntax errors -- if you can enter a spell, it will run. Syntax errors can be frustrating and cause learners to quit before they really begin.
Codemancer uses an open dyslexic font, where letters are designed to look distinctly different from each other to make reading easier for kids with dyslexia.
The game is fully voiced, so reading is completely optional.
Codemancer's programming language is designed to be accessible, but also translates easily to a variety of popular real-world programming languages (such as Python).
Codemancer appeals to many educational groups, from children with special needs for reading, to younger children new to coding, to older children with more advanced coding and programming skill sets.
Codemancer has the potential to reach under-represented groups in coding and teach them an often-exclusionary, but nonetheless important, 20th-century skill.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
⠀9 found this helpful
[h1]Before I played Codemancer, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]5 found this helpful
Awesome game with a riveting storyline. There is obviously some deep lore to uncover within the world of Codemancer. Unfortunately, there is an unfixable bug on one of the levels that prevents certain unlucky players from finishing the game. Nonetheless, once-in-a-lifetime experience. 9/10 recommend (without the bug it would be 10/10).3 found this helpful
I enjoyed the game so far, but after getting to stage 5-2 there's a bug that makes it impossible for me to finish the game. First I thought I was just unable to find the correct solution, but after a few hours trying to solve the puzzled I finally gave up. I googled the problem and confirmed it was a bug, but apparently the devs are unable to fix it now. The bug doesn't seem to affect all players tho, so play it if you don't mind the risk of getting stuck halfway through.2 found this helpful
"Codemancer" is an "educational" Adobe Flash game intended to teach programming. Now... the first thing that comes to mind is that people who can't use actual programming languages and have to use Flash/AIR to make games because they can't program shouldn't be trying to teach other people how to program. Adobe Flash, I am not joking. And they wanted money for this. What do you do in the game? This is one of those "programming simulators" where you are presented with simple hex/grid puzzles which are solved by doing certain moves... but these moves must be provided in a sequence of instructions (hence the programming). This takes the form of assembling blocks with a "magic spell" theme that makes an already confusing concept more confusing! To the point... it would be easier to just teach kids how to program using Scratch or Python or something. Seriously. This does a very poor job of trying to teach anyone anything, and as a game, it's made with Flash, come on. The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs and the latest 3D graphics cards…1 found this helpful
Игра 'Codemancer' – это очаровательная головоломка, умело сочетающая фэнтезийную историю с основами программирования. Вы играете за юную волшебницу Аврору, чьи заклинания основаны на коде. Игровой процесс интуитивно понятен: через перетаскивание блоков кода, ты учишься создавать последовательности действий для решения головоломок и сражения с монстрами. Визуальный стиль игры приятный и красочный, с детализированными локациями и харизматичными персонажами. Сюжет, хоть и рассчитан на молодую аудиторию, достаточно увлекателен, чтобы заинтересовать и взрослых. Codemancer – отличный способ познакомить детей с базовыми концепциями программирования в игровой форме. Обучение происходит ненавязчиво и увлекательно, что делает процесс изучения кодирования доступным и интересным. Недостатком может показаться относительная простота для опытных программистов, но в целом, это прекрасная игра для начинающих разработчиков и любителей головоломок.1 found this helpful
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