All play and no work?
Published: 23 January 2007 14:05 GMT
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Scientists are developing software which allows school children to build their own computer games - in a bid to improve their creative and IT skills.
The 'Adventure Author' software, currently being developed at the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, will see children aged 10 to 14 designing and building 3D, interactive fantasy-based computer games.
Via a simple, graphical user interface, pictured above, the schoolkids can determine what their games will look like by choosing from a list of pre-programmed sceneries and characters.
The child can then write text for conversations between characters and build up plots and personalities within the game.
Photo credit: Dr Judy Robertson
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