Kodu Programming Recap

All the commands in Kodu are based around...

• WHERE / DO

• IF / DO

• IF/THEN

• WHEN / DO

What is the purpose of this icon on the Kodu toolbar?

• For changing the colour of the main player character

• For re-colouring objects

• For adding, painting or deleting ground

• For adding hills and valleys

Which of these is not an object?

• Apple
• Kodu
• Rover
• Shoot

What is the primary function of the 'Path' tool in Kodu?

• To add new characters to the game

• To create paths for characters to follow

• To change the color of objects

• To delete existing objects

Which of these is a type of terrain in Kodu?

• Rover

• Water

• Shoot

• Kodu

Which of the following best describes a variable in Kodu

• When a world score is set that is later used to create a new Kodu

• When a line of code is indented to reduce the number of times an action is coded

• When a new page is used

• When Kodu moves automatically

Which of the following best describes selection in Kodu

• When a line of code is indented to save writing out the same 'when' action

• When a world score is set

• When a path is used to make Kodu move

• When the game is won

The process of breaking down a complex problem into a number of smaller, easier to solve problems, is called __________________

Explain why it is often better to use creatable characters in Kodu rather than simply cloning (copy/paste) the character.