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Pythonic games at CheckIO

Episode #75, published Fri, Sep 9, 2016, recorded Thu, Sep 8, 2016

Do you like to play games or solve puzzles? Chances are pretty good that you do. After all, what is programming and software development but one really elaborate puzzle?

On this episode of Talk Python To Me, you meet someone who pushed this idea of programming as a game to its logical conclusion. Alexander Liabakh is the creator of CheckIO and Empire of Code. CheckIO is a programming adventure game where you solve puzzles and share them with fellow players. Empire of Code is a tower defense game where part of the strategy is to actually program AI in Python.

Links from the show:

CkeckIO: checkio.org
CheckiO Twitter: @PlayCheckiO
Alex's user profile on CheckiO: py.checkio.org/user/oduvan
Michael's user profile on CheckiO: py.checkio.org/user/mkennedy
Talk Python CheckIO class: py.checkio.org/group/talk-python-listeners
Check io missions: github.com/CheckiO-Missions


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