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Apple’s ‘Swift Playgrounds’ is a Free App Using Games to Teach Coding

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Apple’s WWDC keynote was very light on anything related to games – the most notable games-specific feature was the passing mention of “ReplayKit Live" – but the final feature, Swift Playgrounds, is a pretty cool thing Apple has set to release this fall, with a public beta available in July. It’s an app that’s meant to help teach kids to code through demos and games that will teach them the various facets of Swift, and provide an important introduction to coding for future generations.

Swift Playgrounds

While plenty of attempts to make coding interesting and palatable for the inexperienced have been made – from physical toys to even games like the recent Human Resource Machine ($4.99) which we recently reviewed – Apple doing this has some major clout behind it. And since it will be free, it could be a powerful introduction to coding for a whole lot of people, or at least a creative way to pass the time and get some extra knowledge.

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  • 4 Comments

    1. DTK

      An absolute dream of a Game. I hope very much that it is not a Free2Play title. And of course, no tons of IAP are. Does anyone in this regard something?

      1. Dr T

        I'm expecting something like Warhammer Quest. Initial buy in with a lot of content with IAP for expansion packs. That'd be a perfect way to handle what's essentially a table top game with expansions.

      2. Rain1dog

        Game looks way to polished and beautiful to be F2P. That game was developed with love and was cared for during the development cycle. This will be a 9.99 to 15.99 gem of a game.

        Like 1 of the 5-6 games that come out a year that are truly truly masterful.

        1. flashbackflip

          Nah. It will be more like a Space Wolf. F2P but not P2W. Well balanced, i hope