This document discusses learning to code and build computer programs and games. It explains that sets of instructions are called programs or code, and writing those instructions is called coding. The document encourages learning to code so you can get computers to do things like play games. It acknowledges several image sources used in an accompanying presentation about the topic.

1. Fun with Computers
Arosha Bandara
The Open University

2. How many can you see?

3. Computer Instructions

4. Computer Instructions
Let’s try!

5. Programming
Sets of instructions are called
“Programs” or “Code”
Writing programs is sometimes
called “Coding”
We can use code to get computers
to do lots of things - like games!

6. Programming
Sets of instructions are called
“Programs” or “Code”
Writing programs is sometimes
called “Coding”
We can use code to get computers
to do lots of things - like games!
You can do it too!

7. Learn to code!
Build your own games!

8. Learn to code!
Build your own games!

9. Fun with Computers

10. Fun with Computers
Let’s learn to code!

11. Acknowledgements
I gratefully acknowledge the following sources of images,
illustrations and soft ware used for this presentation -
Images in the public domain, e.g., from NASA - Human Computers;
UK Government - Colossus; Open Clip Art Library - Desktop
Computer illustration; Evan-Amos - XBox 360.
Images shared under creative common attribution licenses, e.g.,
Lawrence Livermore National Library - IBM Mainframe
Computer; Bruno Barral (ByB) - Analytical Engine; Zach Vega -
iPad3; Bundesarchiv (B145 Bild-F077869-0042 / Engelbert
Reineke/ CC-BY-SA) - IBM PC; Haotian0905 - Mac Book Pro
Example of computer instructions is a screen shot from the
“Kodable” iPad app.
Illustrations and CodeClub logo from http://www.codeclub.org.uk