Introduction to a computer science adventure RPG.

1. RCOS Introduction
Back Matter
Pok´struct
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A computer science RPG
Adam Lloyd
October 2, 2009
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2. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Importance
Coding is inaccessible to young people.
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3. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Importance
Coding is inaccessible to young people.
If this is the case, then. . .
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4. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Importance
Coding is inaccessible to young people.
If this is the case, then. . .
What about computer science?
Many people learn to code first.
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5. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Programming really has little to do with writing software
in arcane, cryptic languages (although we have a curious
attachment to that habit).
—Andy Hunt
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6. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Benefit to Society
Computer science is more accessible.
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7. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Benefit to Society
Computer science is more accessible.
Better code.
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8. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Benefit to Society
Computer science is more accessible.
Better code.
Stronger foundations for CS students.
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9. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Benefit to Society
Computer science is more accessible.
Better code.
Stronger foundations for CS students.
More CS students.
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10. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Benefit to Society
Computer science is more accessible.
Better code.
Stronger foundations for CS students.
More CS students.
Cooler stuff.
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11. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Potential Users
Middle and high school students.
AP Computer Science students.
College computer science majors.
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12. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Technological Innovations
Computer science presented on its own.
Computer science made accessible and fun.
Easy transition from computer science into coding.
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13. Importance
RCOS Introduction Benefit to Society
Back Matter Potential Users
Technological Innovations
Technological Innovations
Computer science presented on its own.
Computer science made accessible and fun.
Easy transition from computer science into coding.
Implementations of all in-game concepts.
Beautiful, simple, understandable code.
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14. RCOS Introduction Resources
Back Matter Thanks
Code http://bitbucket.org/lloyda2/pokestruct/
Blog http://pokestruct.tumblr.com/
Me lloyda2@rpi.edu
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15. RCOS Introduction Resources
Back Matter Thanks
Thank you!
Sean O’Sullivan
Moorthy
RCOS
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