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Fun with ComputersArosha Bandara
The Open University
How many can you see?
Computer Instructions
Computer Instructions
Let’s try!
Programming
Sets of instructions are called“Programs” or “Code”Writing programs is sometimes called “Coding”We can use code to get computersto do lots of things - like games!
Programming
Sets of instructions are called“Programs” or “Code”Writing programs is sometimes called “Coding”We can use code to get computersto do lots of things - like games!
You can do it too!
Learn to code!
Build your own games!
Learn to code!
Build your own games!
Fun with Computers
Fun with ComputersLet’s learn to code!
AcknowledgementsI gratefully acknowledge the following sources of images, illustrations and software used for this presentation -
Images in the public domain, e.g., from NASA - Human Computers; UK Government - Colossus; Open Clip Art Library - Desktop Computer illustration; Evan-Amos - XBox 360.Images shared under creative common attribution licenses, e.g., Lawrence Livermore National Library - IBM Mainframe Computer; Bruno Barral (ByB) - Analytical Engine; Zach Vega - iPad3; Bundesarchiv (B145 Bild-F077869-0042 / Engelbert Reineke/ CC-BY-SA) - IBM PC; Haotian0905 - Mac Book ProExample of computer instructions is a screen shot from the “Kodable” iPad app.Illustrations and CodeClub logo from http://www.codeclub.org.uk
