Construct 3 by Scirra Ltd is a state-of-the-art game development software, available in 17 languages, used by middle and high schools, universities, small game developers, and large organizations, including NASA. Its intuitiveness allows for easy integration within classroom teaching while also enabling students to learn independently.
Students can use the software to create 2D and 2.5D video games with little or no prior programming knowledge. Construct’s feature set expands as students progress from early years to career-based application.
Users can mix and match block-based and text-based JavaScript programming. Since Construct is a professional-grade tool, students develop their skills through scaffolded layers of fundamental computer science principles, with real-world application.
Construct 3 is regularly enhanced to address the needs of teachers. With no mandatory nation-wide computer science curriculum in the US, Scirra partners with STEM Fuse to provide an accessible multi-year coding curriculum for schools to fill this gap. Construct 3 offers free materials and tutorials online, privacy through strict safety measures to protect users, and help from experienced Teacher Advisors to support teachers lacking coding experience.
Construct 3 is browser-based, mitigating challenges of downloading and installing software, and is compatible with Chromebooks, helping to tackle the digital divide among socio-economic groups.
Construct 3’s free online version is used in more than 1,000 schools worldwide, and more than 800 schools use the paid-for version. Progressive pricing models and discounts for its subscription package (with greater functionality) ensure affordability, so all students can be prepared to compete in today’s modern tech-driven world.
For these reasons and more, Construct 3 by Scirra earned a Cool Tool Award (finalist) for “Best Coding, Computer Science, Engineering Solution” as part of The EdTech Awards 2024 from EdTech Digest. Learn more.
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