Piper gives you the building blocks, captures the fun and power behind Minecraft, and then adds a whole engaging in-game story mode on top of that to give kids a REASON to use the building blocks.

My granddaughter learnt the pieces: motherboard, connectors, battery, screen. We talked about how computers worked (with the immense help of google for some terms and systems). That night, her face was glowing with excitement and pride. I was concerned that she would get bored as it is not a fancy colored machine, but it beat any app and game she had for two reasons: she MADE it, and she felt she UNDERSTOOD it.

PIPER IS TRULY AMAZING.

The Piper Computer Kit sparked] lots of creative and constructive conversations. EVEN THE QUIETEST [STUDENT] WAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING 

As an educator who is a Piper customer, I have observed kids attain the maker-mindset and start on the road to becoming creators of technology rather than simply learning passively… I am convinced that the success they experienced completing the exercises gave them the confidence they needed for such an undertaking. 

Great tool! My son has really started learning how to work on computers and develop