a series of learning activities that reveals a little-known secret: computer science isn't really about computers at all. Unplugged teaches principles of computer science through games and puzzles.
innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web.
"Students can all sniff out an inauthentic place of learning," the professor argues. "They think, If it's a game, fine, I'll play it for the grade, but I'm not going to learn anything."