From the announcement on Reddit:
Learn to program in Scala while stepping into a world called DataLand – where chaos and complexity threaten the universe itself!
ScalaQuest is a web-based video game that takes you on the first few steps of learning the Scala programming language. Play through the 4 levels available and discover some of what makes Scala unique, while trying to survive and to help the people of DataLand survive the danger that could gargabe-collect everything!
The scope of the game is modest, as any real beginings must be. Fully learning Scala is the adventure we want to make if this first release is successful.
Scala – the powerful and exotic programming language loved by many but challenging to learn, is a realm that we want to open up to motivated learners. With some unique gameplay mechanics, we believe we are changing how people can be introduced to languages and make it into an adventure where fun, risk and failure come together into a stimulating challenge.
Can you save DataLand?
Sign up now! http://scalaquest.com.
I only saw the video, it’s too late for me to spring the $8 for the first module. I would not remember any of it tomorrow. Maybe this coming weekend.
I started to make a rude suggestion about games involving Sen. Mitch McConnell as an inducement to learn how to program. Use your imagination and see what turns up.