Learning of the Object Oriented Paradigm Through Interactive Video-Games Development
Diego González, Meritxell Monguillot Hernando, Pablo San Segundo, Rubén Arístides González Crespo, Carlos Platero Dueñas, Luis Dávila Gómez, Pedro Luis Castedo Cepeda, Sebastián Aced López · 2008
The Object Orientation Paradigm (OOP) is more than Object Oriented languages. Learning the syntax of a language as C++ or Java is a relatively easy task compared with the understanding of the principles of OO Modeling and Design (OOD), which require a high ability of abstract reasoning. Moreover, it is not enough to teach the artifacts of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) as the Unified Modeling Language (UML) if those principles are not properly understood. We wanted to engage the students in a motivating framework, so both the principles of OOD are properly acquired and put in practice with CASE and programming tools.