Re: Why is Scratch more popular than Etoys?

Behing the more eye candy aspect of Scratch,  Scratch is also better
ergonomically with a more structured UI helping confort of the kids:
color scheme, predefined purpose area.

In the other hand, Etoys is more at heart a beloved place for a creative
spirit, but less easy to catch for kids.

However, Etoys and Scratch are very differents in purpose for me, so not
really competing.

Hilaire

Le 03/09/2011 04:04, Steve Thomas a écrit :
> I have taught both Scratch and Etoys to kids and hands down most kids
> prefer Scratch.  I also prefer Scratch for certain things, but prefer
> Etoys for most learning and teaching.
>
> What can we learn from Scratch (and TurtleArt et al) to improve Etoys?
>  And vice versa what can be done to improve Scratch?
> .  
> I have ideas, which I will share later, but I am curious to hear the
> thoughts of others (as mine add nothing to my current understanding
> and repeating them will simply further ingrain incomplete and
> incorrect assumptions and prejudices ;)
>
> Stephen
> P.S. I fully believe kids should learn multiple languages and am not
> looking for the "one ring to rule them all."  Each
> language/environment has its advantages and we need multiple.
>
>
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