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Computer scientists develop video game that teaches how to program in Java Date: April 8, 2013 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: Computer scientists have developed an immersive ...

The game was tested on a group of 10- to 12-year-old girls who had never done any programming before. After an hour of gameplay, the girls had mastered some of the basic components of Java.