<s>
Kodu	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Lab	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
named	O
Boku	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
programming	B-General_Concept
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
FUSE	O
Labs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
And	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
FUSE	O
web	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodu	B-Application
is	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
tool	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
teach	O
basic	O
coding	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
blocks	O
and	O
pictures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodu	B-Application
is	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
One	O
Indie	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodu	B-Application
is	O
different	O
from	O
those	O
other	O
projects	O
in	O
several	O
key	O
ways	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Kodu	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Lab	I-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
learning	O
tool	O
in	O
selected	O
schools	O
and	O
learning	O
centers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodu	B-Application
's	O
programming	B-General_Concept
model	O
is	O
simplified	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
programmed	O
using	O
a	O
gaming	O
controller	O
or	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
dispenses	O
with	O
most	O
"	O
serious	O
"	O
programming	B-General_Concept
conventions	O
,	O
including	O
symbolic	O
variables	O
,	O
branching	O
,	O
loops	O
,	O
number	O
and	O
string	O
manipulation	O
,	O
subroutines	O
,	O
polymorphism	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
simplicity	O
is	O
achieved	O
by	O
situating	O
the	O
programming	B-General_Concept
task	O
in	O
a	O
largely	O
complete	O
simulation	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
programs	O
the	O
behaviors	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
a	O
3d	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
programs	O
are	O
expressed	O
in	O
a	O
high-level	O
,	O
sensory	O
paradigm	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
rule-based	O
system	O
or	O
language	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
conditions	O
and	O
actions	O
similarly	O
to	O
AgentSheets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
typical	O
"	O
hello	O
world	O
"	O
of	O
Kodu	B-Application
is	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
Kodu	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Lab	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
racing	O
,	O
strategy	O
,	O
RPGs	O
,	O
adventure	O
,	O
platform	O
,	O
puzzle	O
,	O
1st	O
person	O
shooters	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
