I don’t know much about Kodu as I’ve not used it myself.  What I do know is that It’s from Microsoft Research and runs at a slightly overkill 486.47fps.  Apparently It is an icon based game creation language interface aimed at children.  Teaching children to program is a good thing and what better inspiration than creating games.  It might be fun and hopefully inspirational but personally I’m sceptical about how much children will learn from this kind of approach. Read the rest of this entry »