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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[-] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Didn't think of an Arduino kit but that would be a good low cost entry as well. You don't even need to program it to start. Just basic circuits with switches and lights is a great education tool.

[-] mapto@feddit.bg 1 points 2 days ago

I've always found it weird that Arduino has its own language. On top of it, it's not a really well designed one in the sense that it does not follow a simple paradigm where there are few basic fundamentals and from there it's only vocabulary.

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