TrackBot Greenfoot

2D TrackBot Simulation in Greenfoot

Now there is an open-source (and free) project to develop and support 2-D simulation in Greenfoot.

Come see TrackBot-Greenfoot live at SIGCSE 2008 March, in Portland (details here).

TrackBot Greenfoot Support
What is TrackBot Greenfoot support?	This is a project to make learning about and using robots simple enough for first year university students, and even into high school and middle school. The tools here are even being used in upper grade schools.
	Consider greenfoot as a combination between a framework for creating two-dimensional grid assignments in Java and an integrated development environment (class browser, editor, compiler, execution, etc.) suitable for novice programmers. While greenfoot supports the full Java language, it is especially useful for programming exercises that has a visual element. In greenfoot object visualisation and object interaction are the key elements. (from the Greenfoot overview)
	Get BlueJ, papers about it, the third edition of Objects First with Java and related teaching aids. BlueJ was developed at a University specifically for the purpose of teaching object orientation with Java. The aim of BlueJ is to provide an easy-to-use teaching environment for the Java language that facilitates the teaching of Java to first year students. Special emphasis has been placed on visualisation and interaction techniques to create a highly interactive environment that encourages experimentation and exploration. (from the BlueJ overview)
	TrackBot-Greenfoot Project at the Java.net robotics community: Here is the open-source code which implements TrackBot within Greenfoot. It's all free. You need a free java.net membership to download the code. Shawn Silverman has developed all the early Greenfoot support, working closely with Bruce. Please help out! There's much more to be done. That's a zoomed-in screen shot of TrackBots and red barriers. Click the image for a high res version.

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