GridWorld

GridWorld is the case study for the 2008 AP CS exam (and beyond). GridWorld uses an engaging environment that allows students to create and test actors with a wide variety of behaviors.

Narrative by Chris Nevison and Barbara Cloud Wells, Colgate University

Framework design and implementation by Cay Horstmann, San Jose State University

Images created by Chris Renard, a student at the School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas Independent School District

Official information about GridWorld is available from the College Board.

This unofficial site contains additional information for GridWorld enthusiasts.

• Narrative (College Board)
• Installation Guide (College Board)
• Official Code (College Board) | Unofficial Code
• javadoc
• API Notes (not part of the case study; potentially useful tips for the AP CS exam)
• Extending GridWorld (not part of the case study)
• GridWorld History & News (not part of the case study)
• List of Frequently Asked Questions (not part of the case study)

If you have comments about the narrative or installation guide, please contact Fran Trees. If you have trouble running GridWorld, please contact the AP Computer Science mailing list. (Don't know how to sign up for the mailing list? Contact Fran Trees.)

If you have comments about the GridWorld implementation, please use the form below.