Programming has become a highly important skill -- but from the outside, it often seems like it would be both difficult and boring to learn. Ask anyone who's a programmer and they'll probably say ...

A team of computer scientists has developed a videogame called CodeSpells that teaches people how to code in Java. The game was tested on a group of 10- to 12-year-old girls who had never done any ...

They say that one of the most effective ways of teaching someone a skill is to turn it into a game. Well, that’s just what a team at the University of California, San Diego have done with their ...

Many videogames let you cast your very own magic spells. Usually, this involves pressing the right button on your mouse. But in an experimental game called CodeSpells, performing acts of magic ...