Using storytelling to motivate programming

Authors:
Caitlin Kelleher;Randy Pausch
Affiliations:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA;Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Venue:
Communications of the ACM - Creating a science of games
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Using the Storytelling Alice programming environment to create computer-animated movies inspires middle school girls' interest in learning to program computers.