Getting kids (6-10) started witg programming and game dev (programming.dev)

submitted 4 days ago by somegeek@programming.dev to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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Hi. I want to get my little cousins into computers, and since they're kids, making games are really fun for them. I made a game with them with Love2D and they had a blast (I put their faces on the characters) but I think Love2d is a bit too hard for them.

My main motive for them is to make something and be creative. Programming is just a tool for that.
So something simpler with less code and mental load that let's them create stuff more simply is good.

What do you guys suggest?

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[-] somegeek@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

Lego is great. but they're more into computers. I think them making a game of their own will really spark that spark within them. Legos are usually just models. You can't interact with them that much.

[-] expr@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago

You can definitely interact with them a lot. Beyond imaginative play (which kids love), you can also give Legos all kids of movement with articulation/technic pieces. The possibilities are quite literally endless. There's a reason that there's so many adults that are Lego enthusiasts.

[-] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago

I'm not the original poster but I think they meant the logo programming language. Basically you write a script which moves a turtle around on the screen and draws a line behind them.

It's unrelated to the Lego plastic bricks