TouchDevelop is a programming language and IDE that allows users to create apps for mobile devices directly on those devices using touch or click inputs. It syncs projects to the cloud so they can be accessed across multiple devices. Templates are provided for games with built-in physics engines and sprite support. Users can publish their apps to various app stores and platforms. TouchDevelop is part of a progression of programming languages from visual block-based languages to traditional text-based languages.

3. touchdevelop
bringing the joy of programming
from early computers
to modern touch devices

5. mobile devices have more
features to access
touch screen, media,
high-res camera(s),
WiFi, cellular, bluetooth,
GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope,
compass, ambient light sensor,
proximity sensor, FM tuner, NFC, etc.

6. touchdevelop
• Create apps on mobile devices for mobile devices
• Create and run apps instantly on any HTML5 enabled device (PC,
Laptop, Phone, Tablet)
• Create apps purely using touch or click (keyboard is optional)
• Syncs to the cloud (no need to save to internal or external devices)
• Create an app once & it’s almost instantly available on all your devices
• Game board template comes with built in physics (gravity & friction)
• Built in sprite support (you can set speed, rotation, check for collisions)
• Publish to Windows 8 or WP7/8 stores
• Publish to WebApp and Facebook App

7. Continuity and progression
• Kodu
• Scratch
• TouchDevelop
• C# (XNA)
• C++

9. touchdevelop
demo
http://touchdevelop.com/app

11. http://touchdevelop.com/learn

12. • David Renton (Reid Kerr College)
• drenton@reidkerr.ac.uk
• @drenton72
• http://games4learning.co.uk
• Questions?