I Want One!
An Origami Wheel Robot
Some Really Neat JavaScript Graphics
Particle Physics Demo
Source code is also available here.
And some additional demo's
.
Reference Manual
for
s2a_fm
Has Been Translated To Chinese!!!
Thanks to Yufangjun 发自我的小米手机 for the translation. It can be found on Github.
3D Game Programming for Kids
by
Chris Strom
When teaching programming to Middle School students (ages 10-14), it is essential to keep the lessons interactive, visually
engaging, and intellectually challenging. “3D Game Programming for Kids”, by Chris Strom fulfills
all these requirements, and then some!
I was curious to see if the students in my Scratch programming club, would be interested in learning JavaScript 3D programming next year, so using this book, I developed a test lesson to get their reactions. The students are a mix of hardcore "gamers", and those that just love to use computing to express their creativity. The lesson was hands-on and the students got a chance to create 3D objects using the wonderful online editor that the author provides. At the end of the session, I polled the students for their reactions to see if they would want to continue in the fall, and the answer was a unanimous, "Please offer this!!".
So, I am now busy putting together lesson plans, all the while having a great time. The book is well written, and it not only focuses on creating 3D graphics, but quietly teaches solid programming principles. It even includes a section on debugging! For me, what is really compelling about this book, is that the reader is never bogged down in abstract concepts or nomenclature, but is just having a great time without realizing that there is a lot of heavy duty learning going on.
If you know of a kid (of any age) who would like to learn JavaScript, this is the book to buy!
I give this book 5 Stars *****
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