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M-Out Group’s Gino, Inc. added courses in Java and Python on May 31 to the game Code Girl Collection on paiza, a site designed for people changing occupations to be programmers which specializes in IT and web engineering. Code Girl Collection is Japan’s first programming training program for PC and is designed for beginners.
■ The Popular Programming Tutorial Game with Over 1 Million Plays Has Added Java and Python!
Code Girl Collection is Japan’s first programming tutorial game set in an imaginary world within a network, and since its release on April 20, 2016 it has been played more than 1 million times. This popular game has now added Java and Python to its lessons in PHP and Ruby.
Found in famous web services and Android apps like Twitter and Evernote, Java is a widely used language, making it a convenient tool. This highly needed language also took the top spot in Recruit Technologies’ 2016 survey of the programming language most people want to learn. Python is also used on many web services like YouTube, Dropbox, and Instagram, and has recently been gaining even more popularity.
■ New “Dream Adventure” Series Also Added to Popular In-Game Gashapon Machines!
One of the charms of Code Girl Collection is collecting Code Girls by using coins and diamonds in a gashapon machine earned from quest rewards, login bonuses, and completing missions. Commemorating the new Java and Python courses, the new coin gashapon series Dream Adventure has been added. A number of cute Code Girls have been added as gashapon themed around roleplaying game characters, and people who have already completed the Ruby and PHP courses can also play. Another new gashapon series is planned for mid-June, so look forward to that, too!
■ Present Campaign Commemorating Java and Python Courses!
Commemorating the addition of Java and Python courses, there’s a special present campaign going on for players! Any user who shares their Code Girls earned through gashapon and Girl Collection Page on Twitter have a chance to be chosen in a lottery for an Amazon Gift Card! 50 users will receive 500 yens’ worth, and 1 lucky user will get a 10,000 yen card. You can apply until June 28, so give it a shot!
■ Pictures of Game Flow and Game Screens
Players use quests to progress through the story designed to improve the player’s programming abilities. It’s designed to get harder as the user progresses, so even absolute beginners can try it out without worry. There are also programming tutorial videos within the game designed for new programmers, each 3 minutes. Even if you have no experience in it, you can enjoy yourself as you study programming and experience the fun of learning like never before. Learn all about programming while meeting the many different Code Girls!
Using coins and diamonds earned as quest rewards, login bonuses, and mission clear prizes, you can get the many Code Girls through in-game gashapon machines. As you complete quests using advantageous special skills and decorate your Collection, you’ll collect more and more Code Girls!
Also in the game is a simulation game-like feature where you build up your relationship with Lilia, your partner who supports you throughout the game!
Recently a number of countries have implemented programming training programs which start at a young age to improve their engineer base. Japan has, as well, by adding IT education to some elementary schools, but there’s a shortage of people to teach programming, so progress is slow compared to other developed nations. A survey of Paiza’s 45,000 1 registered users and whether they have changed occupations shows a high rate of unofficial offers with high annual earnings. It’s essential to support the acquisition of high-level skills through education to increase the number of talented workers in the IT industry.
Gino, Inc. is offering the chance for more people to come into contact with programming and improve their IT skills as a way to bring innovation to other industries and make their lives a little more fun through free tutorial games and online events.
Analysing the results of Paiza’s 30,000 2 total skill check exams taken by registered engineers, answers for low-level problems tend to take less time as the user ranks up. For high-ranked engineers to quickly understand fundamental subjects and improve their programming skills, they have to learn to read and write the fundamentals, just like in everyday language. With that in mind, Code Girl Collection has its users repetitively read and write code as muscle training instead of focusing on memorizing a lot of functions and algorithms and introduces new functions in-game as upgrades to make it more fun. It also has a lineup of 78 programming tutorial videos which have been watched 200,000 times. Designed as a part of the Paiza Video Learning series, it’s a system ideal for those who are just starting. Gino, Inc. will continue to offer contents that make learning fun like Code Girl Collection.
^1^ Data from March 2016
^2^ Data from April 2016
[Service Details]
■ Name: Code Girl Collection
■ Supported Languages: PHP, Ruby, Java, Python (more to be added)
■ Price: Free (free registration on the site is required)
■ URL: https://paiza.jp/cgc
Source: PR Times
