Principles of Play & Programming • Linda Liukas • YOW! 2017

This presentation was recorded at YOW! 2017. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Linda Liukas - Author & Founder of Rails Girls @HelloRubyWorld RESOURCES https://x.com/lindaliukas https://github.com/lindaliukas https://www.instagram.com/lindaliukas https://www.helloruby.com http://lindaliukas.com ABSTRACT Magic has entered our world. It's in our pockets, anticipating our needs, thin and glossy and foreign. But it’s not the magic wand of Harry Potter – it’s our technology, the computers, phones and gadget that increasingly run our worlds. We want to prepare our children for this brave new world where every problem is a computer problem - make them ready to engage, influence and built this world to be beautiful, better and maybe a bit whimsical. Linda Liukas has researched the overlap between programming and play: how to create experiences that go deeper than just learning logic. This talk summarises Linda’s three principles of play and a few experiments she has learned with little Ruby and the journey she has had [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Linda Liukas • Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding • https://amzn.to/3RyNet8 Linda Liukas • Hello Ruby: Journey Inside the Computer • https://amzn.to/3xwYmj5 Linda Liukas • Hello Ruby: Expedition to the Internet • https://amzn.to/45vq5NK https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #HelloRuby #KidsCoding #TeachKidsToCode #HelloRuby #Play #Play2 #HumanFactor #ITinSociety #LindaLiukas #YOWcon Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1