BrainPad Arcade using Microsoft MakeCode

The BrainPad Arcade teaches programming through creating games. Start with a game that someone made and modify it or start from scratch and make your own!

• 1.8″ 160×120 Color Display
• Processor STM32F401
• Accelerometer (motion)
• Buzzer Speaker
• User Buttons

Intuitive Game Engine

Sprites, collision detection, particles, and controls are all built into the provided game engine and make creating a game super easy!

Using Blocks to Program

New to programming? By leveraging Microsoft MakeCode, a browser-based editor, the BrainPad is perfect starting point in your pathway to learn to code.

Using Text to Program

Microsoft MakeCode also has a JavaScript program editor. When you change your block program Microsoft MakeCode changes your text (JavaScipt) program for you. Changes made to the text program will automatically show up as changes to your block program.

Start in Minutes

No software to install, no registration is required. You can start making now by using the online simulator to code without needing any hardware!

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