Version 2.0.0 of Coding Jam now includes the following updates:

Repeat and subroutine actions align with Coding Awbie; the art and music sound qualities have been improved; and there have been updates to on-boarding how to play. 

Coding Jam is a freeform creative coding game, and is at an intermediate level of difficulty. It expands on the Osmo Coding Language, allowing players to explore even more advanced computational concepts like subroutines and nested repeats. Players snap together Coding blocks to create unique musical Jams with over 300+ musical sounds.

This picture shows how to fit the Coding Jam pieces in the storage container.

We have made sure that the share feature in Coding Jam is completely safe. It's externally reviewed and vetted by the KidSAFE program.

No personal information from your child’s account is ever shared (including your profile name). Along with the jam itself, the only thing that is shared is the randomly generated 3-word "band name". This cannot be tied to your account by the people who will see the song.

There is currently no option to disable the share feature.

After completing the first 8 practice levels, you need to create a new jam from scratch to get some more hearts to unlock the next set of practice levels. Note that you will need the Coding Jam blocks in order to accomplish this, and to use the 'Studio Mode.'

To create a new jam, go back to the main screen (with the record player) and press the "Studio" button. Go into the studio door on the right, and you can start making a jam from scratch.

And for reference, here are some materials to help you get better acquainted with Coding Jam:

• PDF guide to the Coding Jam app
• Let’s Play Osmo Coding Jam video
• MyOsmo Coding Jam tutorials
• Dueling Xylos PDF tutorial for Coding Jam

We have made sure that the share feature in Coding Jam is completely safe. It's externally reviewed and vetted by the KidSAFE program http://www.kidsafeseal.com/certifiedproducts/osmo_codingjam_app.html.

No personal information from your child’s account is ever shared (including your profile name). Along with the jam itself, the only thing that is shared is the randomly generated 3 word ‘band name’. This cannot be tied to your account by the people who will see the song.

There is currently no option to disable the share feature.

To share one of your JamTV styles, go into your Song page, and click Share. This will send a shareable and downloadable video to the primary email on your myOsmo account. Check out #OsmoCodingJam to see what kids around the world are making.

You must have at least 130 hearts to see the first Haloween character. The second and third are unlocked at 230 and 340 hearts.

Coding Jam started as a research project in TIDAL lab:

http://tidal.northwestern.edu/blog/strawbies/

Here is a link to a published paper for Strawbies:

http://tidal.northwestern.edu/media/files/pubs/hu-idc-2015.pdf

And here is a link to a great paper that details the history of tangible programming research dating back to the 1960s:

http://xenia.media.mit.edu/~mcnerney/personal-ubicomp.pdf

So sorry, but we don't sell individual blocks separately.

As with all building block systems, Osmo Coding Jam comes with a set of core blocks and a collection of unique blocks for the full game experience. The union of the 2 sets makes both games (Coding Awbie and Coding Jam) better. By adding Coding Jam to your Osmo Coding collection, you gain innumerable additional options for your gameplay.

Osmo Coding Jam is a creative coding product. It expands on the Osmo Coding Language by adding six brand new Coding blocks, allowing players to explore even more advanced computational concepts like subroutines and nested repeats. Players snap together Coding blocks to create unique musical Jams, across over 18 different unique and exciting worlds.

Did you know that music is filled with patterns and rules? This makes music algorithmic, but also deeply creative. Millions of coders around the world are using code to create their invention, and we want to introduce that spirit of creativity to all aspiring young coders.

The more blocks you have, the more you can do! Combining blocks across our coding games can unleash literally millions more programming options.

Here is our PDF guide to the Osmo Coding Jam app: https://my.playosmo.com/assets/files/getting-started-guides/GettingStartedwithCodingJam.pdf

Coding Jam is available for purchase worldwide on our website: https://playosmo.com/en/shopping/.

You can also buy Coding Jam in select retail stores. Find Coding Jam at a retailer near you: https://playosmo.com/en/retail/

In the United States, Coding Jam is $59 USD.

Orders shipping to countries outside the U.S. are mostly priced in the local currency, and may or may not include applicable duties and taxes. For some countries, orders are priced in U.S. Dollars (USD). It's important to change the country on the order page or shopping cart accordingly, so that the correct price populates.

Like other Osmo games, Coding Jam is designed for kids between the ages of 5-11, as well as the parents, teachers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and people helping kids become well-rounded grown-ups.

Each Coding Jam box contains 23 magnetic coding blocks required to play the Coding Jam app. You can find out more about the Coding blocks for this new game here: https://playosmo.com/en/coding-blocks/

You can use some of the blocks from Coding Awbie to sample the practice mode of Coding Jam. In order to unleash the full creative potential of Coding Jam, you will need its complete set of blocks. Blocks from Coding Jam will not work with Coding Awbie.

Coding Jam's blocks are loaded with unique programming options like subroutines and nested repeats. As kids use these creative tools to make their own music, they are mastering real concepts of coding.

The more blocks you have, the more you can do! Combining blocks across our coding games can unleash literally millions more programming options.

Coding Jam is a fun way to learn how to code, while gaining intuition for an entirely new side of music. Instead of playing an instrument, kids get to program multiple musicians to play their instruments, much like how composers write music for musicians to play.

It's a game to start, but quickly becomes an engaging and intuitive tool to create your own musical Jams.

Coding Jam's blocks are loaded with unique programming options like subroutines and nested repeats. As kids use these creative tools to make their own music, they are mastering real concepts of coding.

Here are some materials to help you get acquainted with Coding Jam:

• PDF guide:https://playosmo.com/static/downloads/GettingStartedWithOsmoCodingJam.pdf 
• Let's Play Osmo Coding Jam video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoqF9cJyWo

You can use some of the blocks from Coding Awbie to sample the practice mode of Coding Jam. But in order to unleash the full creative potential of Coding Jam via the studio mode, you will need the complete set of Coding Jam blocks. And, blocks from Coding Jam will not work with Coding Awbie.

Coding Jam’s blocks are loaded with unique programming options like subroutines and nested repeats. As kids use these creative tools to make their own music, they are mastering real concepts of coding.

The more blocks you have, the more you can do! Combining blocks across our coding games can unleash literally millions more programming options.

Coding Jam does not come with, or need a green play block since its core game play is about experimenting with coding sequences to create fun musical jams. We removed the play buttons so that kids can quickly swap out pieces and see the immediate impact of their coding sequences!

Any time an app crashes, it's good practice to close other open apps (double tap home button and swipe the windows up to close them). Also please try reinstalling the Coding Jam app and restarting the iPad. If it doesn't help, please write us at support@playosmo.com with your iPad model number. You can find the model number printed on the back of your iPad.