Creating your own games normally requires expensive software, in-depth knowledge of C++, years of spare time and a brain the size of a planet. But, Microsoft's FUSE Labs say, there is an alternative. Their Kodu Game Lab is so simple even a child can use it, and the results are attractive 3D games that are playable on both the PC and Xbox 360.

Kodu is certainly very easy to use. A terrain editor brings point-and-click simplicity to the task of creating your game world. And you can then add a range of characters and objects: a flying saucer, balloon, jet, blimp, cannon, clouds, buildings, rocks, stars, coins and more.

There are no boring text-based lists here, either. Kodu uses control wheels that graphically display all the options available at any one time. And it all works with mouse clicks, so you'll quickly feel at home.

Kodu Game Lab is a program that you can download for free and it allows you to create games or play games that come with the program or download games that other users make. Its a good program for the people who want to be apart of the video game designing industry because it’s simple, easy to use, and fun.

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• Oct 27, 2020 View a wide range of available lessons, tutorials, and samples and publish your creation on the Kodu community. Our software library provides a free download of Kodu Game Lab 1.5.53. The latest setup package occupies 199.7 MB on disk. Our built-in antivirus checked this download and rated it as 100% safe.

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The core programming is just as straightforward, as it involves only one construct: When/ Do. When you bump into an object, lose some health maybe; when the character sees an object, move towards it; when the player hits a particular key then perform some action; when the player moves the mouse then move the character accordingly.

This can, obviously, build into something quite complex, but it's reasonably easy to set up - most of the time you're just choosing icons, there's no text editing involved. All you really need is patience and a little imagination.

And if you have any problems creating games of your own, then don't worry, you can always load a sample game instead. There are plenty of examples and tutorials available, which you can then customise as you like. Though beware, many (though not all) of these need game controllers, and you can't play them with a mouse alone.

What's new in 1.5.47.0 (see changelog for more)?

- Add MaxHealth, BlipDamage, and MissileDamage tiles.
- Updated Damage and Heal tiles to support full range of scores for their values rather than just numbers.
- Change OnWater and OnTerrain tiles to both return false when the character is jumping.
- World and private scores can now appear in Say commands much like the color scores can.
- Add new settings slider tiles from controlling BlipReloadTime, BlipRange, MissileReloadTime, MissileRange, CloseByRange, FarAwayRange, and HearingRange.
- Accented characters in Spanish now work properly with the Spanish keyboard.
- Micro:bit 1.5 is now supported!
- The edit/run cycle of complex levels should now be faster.

Verdict:

Kodu is an interesting and capable game creator. The finished results are understandably limited, but it's fun to use, and if you'd to teach your kids some programming basics then this is a very good place to start

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Are you looking for a new way to create games after MMF2 or Flash Game Development? Microsoft does have a way for you to expand your knowledge of game design – Kodu.

What is Kodu? “Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The visual nature of the language allows for rapid design iteration using only an XBox game controller for input (mouse/keyboard input is also supported).”

First, System Requirements…..sorry Mac users! Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP. A graphics card that supports DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 2.0 or higher is required. .NET Framework 3.5 or higher is required. XNA Framework 3.1 Redistributable is required.

Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and XBox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Anyone can use Kodu to make a game, young children as well as adults with no design or programming skills.

Kodu is available for the PC as a free download. It is also available for the XBox in the US on the XBox Marketplace and in the Indie Games Channel for about $5.

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