Require authors to solve their own created levels before publishing, as a quality filter and a learning act in itself.¶

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Description¶

In BOTS, a created level is not shared until its author demonstrates a working solution. The article states that "The player must then complete the level on their own before the level is published and available to other users". Researchers also used a solver to find shortest programs, comparing naive student solutions to expert solutions to measure puzzle quality.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

A mechanism for verifying the author's own solution before publication.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

students creating levels in the BOTS game

Target Learning Goals¶

programming skill demonstrated through level solution
quality control of peer-facing content

Examples¶

Key Sources¶

Level Creation Tools and Deep Gamification in the BOTS Educational Game. (2015). https://gameslearningsociety.org

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`strategy`
`id`	`author-must-solve-own-level`
`title`	`Require authors to solve their own created levels before publishing, as a quality filter and a learning act in itself.`
`description`	`In BOTS, a created level is not shared until its author demonstrates a working solution.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `claude/unspecified` on `2026-09-25`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `level-creation-tools-and-deep-gamification-in-the-bots-educational-game-2015`

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