Dialando: tangible programming for the novice with scratch, processing and arduino

Abstract

This paper reports on a tangible programming system designed for the novice user in developing regions. The system integrates three open source tools with low cost hand-made hardware incorporating recycled material. The result is a simplistic system that a novice can use to code a five-step sequence using an instruction set of four commands. Using a single PC, and multiple instances of the hardware described here, numerous novice programmers may potentially make use of the same PC simultaneously.