Version 3.5 is per now freely available to private end-users. Version 3.7 Public Beta is per now freely available to private end-users. Statistical Lab 3.7 Public Beta released The Statistical Lab has been released in version 3.7. On the Berliner Methodentreffen (4th July -05th July 2008) Alexander Schulz and Pea Zimmermann will demonstrate the interfaces included in the Lab that target at importing qualitative data into a quantitative software. This update solves the compatibility issues with Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Nevertheless, it's a fun and colorful way to get them started in the hobby of making video games.Statistical Lab 3.81 and R2.1 internal release for members of the Neue Statistik Consortium. There are some obvious limitations to Kodu, as it's intended for kids with little or no experience in coding. Kodu is an intuitive children-oriented game tool with which users can easily create their own videogames without any coding skills required. It'll then allow you to add objects like rock, apple, pipe, tree, underwater creatures as well as characters that users will be able to control. Then, click on any empty part of the green terrain, it will prompt a pie menu. If you wish to add characters and objects in your world, just hover your mouse and click on the ‘ Object Tool’ button that's illustrated in a small robot head. The game development tools are displayed at the bottom of the screen while placed on the top-left corner are the controls. To start creating a game, just click the ‘ New World’ button which will lead you to an interface that presents a single block of green terrain. Once you’ve launched the Kodu Game Lab, you’ll be greeted by an elegantly designed user interface with few options displayed.
You'll find a handful of ready-made objects, characters, and obstacles, which you can arrange with a keyboard and mouse as well as program it with a special card system. It includes lessons and sample games to get you started and make things even easier. Moreover, it features an eye-catching design that makes it feel like a game by itself.
It's a kid-oriented programming environment that allows any users to build their own games, without writing a single line of code. Actually, what you'll find here is going to be radically different from any other coding editor. This means that you should expect a few bugs and the odd crash, but other than that it's perfectly usable. Kodu is a Microsoft experiment that's still in development.