In "Bob the simplebot", children can write logic rules to guide the robot through each level. Help him reach its destination and solve always more tricky puzzles. By the end, you will have learned a lot about boolean logic.
You can create your own levels and share them with the community. To do so, simply go to the map editor and create your very own level. You can then share it on the map market. There will always be new levels to solve.
The game can be played on both Windows, Mac and Linux. It is really light and can be played on almost any configuration. As it is portable, no installation is required!
The project behind this game is the master thesis of an Imperial College student doing an MSc in Software Engineering. The idea was to create a simple game to help children discover logic basics. They will write and read simple rules that are then processed using a LPS framework. If you want to read more about LPS please read one of the original papers published by Robert Kowalski and Fariba Sadri: Towards a Logic-based Production System Language (2010), Reactive Computing as Model Generation (2015) and Programming in Logic Without Logic Programming (2016). This LPS framework provides a lightweight logic-based tool inspired by artificial intelligence and suitable for practical applications. The Java version JLPS, developed by an other master student (Alexandre Camus), was used as the core logic engine. Aside from logic, the main library used to create this game was LibGDX.
If you have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE, min: 1.7) installed on your machine (which you probably have), download this jar and double click on it or type in a terminal: java -jar Bob_the_simplebot.jar
If you have Windows, you can download this executable file and just double click on it (it is portable). You might have a security warning as I do not own any signing certificate.
If you have Mac OS, you can download this application file and just double click on it (it is portable), however you might have to disable Gatekeeper. (The .app is in a zip)
Once you have tried it, it would be very helpful if you could provide feedback through this Google form. Thanks a lot!