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Eric Klopfer. Du, Erica (Erica C.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2015-12-16T16:33:15Z 2015-12-16T16:33:15Z 2015 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100343 930713525 Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 75). Gameblox is an online, graphical programming environment currently being developed by the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program as a means of making game development more accessible to students with little to no programming background. Through direct manipulation, users can create complex games by simply dragging objects onto specified screens, and attaching blocks as executable instructions. Users can create, modify, and test their games, all in one environment. However, certain users, such as beginners or students, may find that a scoped editor with only a subset of Gameblox features would be easier to use and still fulfill their goals. This thesis outlines the design and implementation of a new tool within Gameblox called the Flexidor Builder, which will allow any user to selectively restrict the view of the full Gameblox editor to create custom Gameblox editors with only a subset of features. This restricted editor is called a flexidor. by Erica Du. M.Eng. 85 pages eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Gameblox Flexidor : adding flexibility to blocks based programming environments Adding flexibility to blocks based programming environments Thesis application/pdf false Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="84c45d89-2678-4dea-8880-58e81ef69800"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>Gameblox Flexidor : adding flexibility to blocks based programming environments</Title> <Subtitle>Adding flexibility to blocks based programming environments</Subtitle> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>2015</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Du, Erica (Erica C.)</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.</Keyword> <Abstract>Gameblox is an online, graphical programming environment currently being developed by the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program as a means of making game development more accessible to students with little to no programming background. Through direct manipulation, users can create complex games by simply dragging objects onto specified screens, and attaching blocks as executable instructions. Users can create, modify, and test their games, all in one environment. However, certain users, such as beginners or students, may find that a scoped editor with only a subset of Gameblox features would be easier to use and still fulfill their goals. This thesis outlines the design and implementation of a new tool within Gameblox called the Flexidor Builder, which will allow any user to selectively restrict the view of the full Gameblox editor to create custom Gameblox editors with only a subset of features. This restricted editor is called a flexidor.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>