Digging in Directories is a fantasy-themed board game for helping students learn files, folders, paths, and command-line thinking through hands-on play.
It is being built as a free resource, with the long-term goal of an open-source release so teachers, families, and clubs can use it without expensive hardware or subscriptions.
The board game gives students a concrete mental model for how directories, paths, files, and movement work before they ever touch a terminal.
Digging in Directories is aimed especially at middle-school and younger high-school students, with a strong fit for homeschool co-ops, enrichment groups, after-school clubs, and budget-conscious classrooms.
A physical game changes the teaching dynamic. Students often teach each other games naturally, which can lower teacher burden while making abstract computer concepts easier to see and remember.
This is meant to be a real free resource, not a teaser. The goal is to share something useful on its own while inviting teacher feedback that can help shape later classroom-friendly versions.
Current focus: building and sharing Digging in Directories first. More details, downloadable materials, and open-source release information will be added here as the project takes shape.