CodeRally is a Java-based, real-time programming game based on the Eclipse platform that runs on many platforms including Linux and the Mac and is available for free download from IBM's alphaWorks developer website. According to IBM, CodeRally uses the Eclipse platform and a very simple API that allows users unfamiliar… with Java to easily compete while they learn the Java language.

CodeRally was first used at the 2003 ACM International Collegiate Programming Competition. Players develop a rally car and make decisions about when to speed up, turn, or slow down based on the location of other players or checkpoints, their current fuel level, and other factors. Each player can test their car locally against a number of sample rally cars.

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Editor: Now you can play games at your desk while at work, and when you get caught just tell your boss that you're honing your Java programming skills!

 
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