The littleBits Code Kit empowers kids to learn engineering and design skills through creating their own games.
Kids practice computational and design thinking by playtesting and remixing their inventions.
The kit includes step-by-step tutorials with prompts for kids to remix their games into whatever they want.
Each tutorial introduces a specific coding concept, and a different kind of game, from sports to music.
The home page of the app gives students a choice between inventions, tutorials, and starting from scratch.
The coding canvas and block design balance ease-of-use and extendability.
The blocks are meticulously designed to be easy to use and enable creativity.
A simple dashboard guides students through the inventing process.
Each coding concept is paired with an animated video that explains the concept through analogies.
The kit is paired with a set of educator resources that guide them through the process of facilitating invention.
To read more about our process, check out the blog post.
My Role:
UX Design, UX research, Visual Design, Product Design and Art Direction
Collaborators:
Joe Shouldice, Jongwoo Gan, Jorge Chuquihuanca, Sky White, Chloe Varelidi, David Sharp, Elaine Khuu, Sarah Page, Rochelle Lo, Nick Santos, and Yuko Osawa
Press:
TechCrunch, Engadget,