Recently played: Human Resource Machine

May 08, 2016 14:55

I recently got the current Humble Bundle, which includes "Human Resource Machine".  It's an odd game:  It feels like playing a game, and it equally feels like programming in assembly language.  (I think they describe it as a single-accumulator Harvard archictecture machine, which is pretty accurate.)

I'm not sure how useful it is as a teaching tool.  The difficulty ramps up fairly quickly, and Amber got pretty frustrated about 10 puzzles in.  It's probably better suited to a somewhat older audience.

Recommened, especially for the computer-science inclined.

game, computer, amber

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