I’ve been looking around for a way to get my son interested in Software Development.  My wife asks me what I would do if he isn’t interested in programming, and I tell her I would be ok with it.  It doesn’t mean I can’t try and influence his interests!  I stumbled onto this really neat project by Microsoft FUSE Labs, Kodu.  Kodu gives children the ability to learn programming and basic Object Oriented Software Development principles, without even knowing they are learning how to develop games.  Kids are able to create games by visually designing worlds, interactive objects, and characters.  The best part is your children will be able to play their games on their XBOX 360 after they are done creating the game!

I thought maybe I wouldn’t let my son play video games for a while, but maybe I might modify the rule and tell him he can play games, as long as he made the game.

Check Out Kodu and the Microsoft FUSE Labs team.