The goal for Kodu has always been to be as easy as possible for new users. Since porting to the PC, support for keyboard, mouse, and touch have been added. The choice of releasing on the Xbox informed much of the early UI development since everything needed to be done using a game controller.
The original target platform was the Xbox 360 using C#, XNA, and releasing via the Indie Games Channel. Kodu originated as a project in Microsoft Research. Kodu allows creators to build the world's terrain, populate it with characters and props, and then program their behaviors and games rules in a bespoke visual programming language. Kodu Game Lab is a 3D game development environment that is designed to teach kids basic programming principles.
