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Ask HN: Yo wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?
+1 Scratch! My son started with it, then expanded into Roblox/Lua.
Children can download other people's games and experiment there. Scratch also has pre-made art, sounds, music.
How about using
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This ! Learning to code will come after, spending time with your son writing down ideas might be more fun at first and it's a good time to teach him that games are thoughts first and then coded after.
I would have recommended Scratch [1] for a first introduction instead of hoping into code right away, but since he is 9yo he will most likely want to hop on big game engine like he sees his favorite youtubers doing.
so while you guys are thinking about ideas, you should look up and compare engine in this thread and learn one, then teach him and make the game/prototype together later.
[1] - https://scratch.mit.edu/
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Ask HN: Platform for kids to learn how to code
Scratch.mit.edu is a highly-recommended place to start [1] https://scratch.mit.edu/
> Scratch is the world’s largest coding community for children and a coding language with a simple visual interface that allows young people to create digital stories, games, and animations. Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. [2]
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Eligiendo un computador para desarrollo
https://scratch.mit.edu/ (Scratch version 2)
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Show HN: Roboco-op, a computational blackboard for efficient human/AI collab
Mashing this up with something like https://scratch.mit.edu/ would float my boat :)
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Linux running on RISC-V emulated in Scratch
Huh. I thought the title might have been a grammar mishap ("from scratch" is how I read it first), but apparently Scratch is a kids-oriented visual programming tool: https://scratch.mit.edu/
Neat. Kind of reminds me of LOGO in days of yore.
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What to teach in a 90min introduction to programming for non-devs?
// EDIT You can also try something like Scratch
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Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer for kids to explore?
Scratch is amazing. https://scratch.mit.edu/
And a slightly different direction than what you describe. Nowadays a complete "basic environment" on a computer (say a Raspberry Pi, sure why not, but perhaps simply a used laptop) feels too complicated. Far more complicated than DOS was.
Scratch is actually both interesting for kids and a seriously competent programming environment. They can explore; they can implement basic games; they can implement ambitious games or other directions like story telling. And possibly (but not all that easily) open for cooperation, cooperating on larger projects with others.
These are just my opinions, but:
- Arduino C with ESP32.
- Basic Python (ala the wealth of No Starch Press Python books oriented towards kids and games and fun projects).
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[K-12] Duolingo but for Programming?
There’s ScratchJr (https://www.scratchjr.org/) which my 4 year old daughter learned in about an hour. There is the full version of Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu) and then there are a ton of other apps out there.
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The real important thing is making it fun. I have taught kids as young as 6 some aspects of CS. Depending on the particular kid a good place to start is ScratchJr. Often it starts as just playing with colors but then they notice that with some coding logic they can make great stories. This is also available on ipad for kids that have not mastered a mouse.
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My kid loves computers. I would like him to start programming, just for fun to see if it is something for him. But how to start, what type of programming language that is appealing. Books? I mean, we can start with Lisp, but how long will attention hold? Please advise, thanks.
Depending the age of your kids, there as also scratch junior: https://www.scratchjr.org/
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Coding site for 9 and 6 year old
The 6-year-old might start with this one - https://www.scratchjr.org/
What are some alternatives?
Node RED - Low-code programming for event-driven applications
GDevelop - :video_game: Open-source, cross-platform game engine designed to be used by everyone.
blockly - The web-based visual programming editor.
Godot - Godot Engine – Multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine
processing - Source code for the Processing Core and Development Environment (PDE)
stencyl-engine - Create Flash, HTML5, iOS, Android, and desktop games with no code with Stencyl. This is the source to Stencyl's Haxe-based engine.
twinejs - Twine, a tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories
PhysicsExamples2D - Examples of various Unity 2D Physics components and features.
curriculum - The open curriculum for learning web development
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RenPy - The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine
Phaser - Phaser is a fun, free and fast 2D game framework for making HTML5 games for desktop and mobile web browsers, supporting Canvas and WebGL rendering. [Moved to: https://github.com/phaserjs/phaser]