Work in Progress: Block Pictogramming A Block-based Programming Learning Environment through Pictogram Content Creation

We have been developing a programming learning environment through pictogram content creation, called "Pictogramming." This application includes commands for setting a human pictogram's posture and for adding drawing objects and official marks that are essential for pictograms. The combination of both types of commands enables users to create various works based on design guidelines over a short period and learn some basic concepts of programming languages. Pictogramming adopts its own original text-based command notation for educational use; therefore, this time we constructed a block-typed programming learning environment, named "Block Pictogramming," which inherits the characteristics of Pictogramming. This paper introduces this application and describes its various functions.