Yeah you gotta be careful with this one though. I started using this at age 11 and now I have to sit through sprint planning meetings and discuss velocity of Jira board tickets.
It is really good though. Learning this as a kid and then into more serious game dev tools as I grew experience has led to a computer science degree and a "mostly" enjoyable software development career.
Definitely easy to figure out, and there was plenty of tutorials to copy from.
Gamemaker has a visual scripting similar to scratch (though still very engine-specific) and has the code editor + sprite editor built in, so yes I think it would be a good place to start. You wouldn’t necessarily even need to “upgrade” later, as the engine can do some 3d.
Depending on age, scratch might be easier though. The other comments have some good suggestions too
And if Scratch is too much Scratch Jr is designed for even younger kids. My children have shown me tons of games they've made with those.
@GammaGames@beehaw.org you mean this would be easy for kids to figure out ??
As others mentioned, Scratch is a good option.
Another one is Hopscotch.
GameMaker is a great place to start!
Also I find godot’s syntax + built in editor easier to work with than unity’s c# and having the entire engine up and running in ~10s would remove a lot of friction for someone learning
Yup, check out scratch
I was teaching myself assembly language and C when I was in 7th grade, so sure. If a kid is self-motivated enough then the sky is the limit.
Kids are capable of some amazing things if given the right tools, enough time and plenty of positive reinforcement.
When I was in highschool, I did a course on games that used this:
It was free, very simple to learn, and reasonably powerful, you could build 3D games similar to the first Doom with some effort.
After that, Unity would probably be the next step up?
So yes, a kid can definitely create games with a small amount of effort.
Look into scratch (the programming tool), it's amazing to start with
That was last year? Fuck me.
Anybody who didn't get the memo when they tried unilaterally changing license terms last year deserved it
You were using Unity Enterprise/Pro?
First time seeing a GameFromScratch post? Turning already-existing text content into a video that adds almost nothing is that channel's specialty. I like to time how long it takes before he begins literally reading the patch notes or news releases directly to the viewers. It happens in almost every video.
I still follow him because what his coverage lacks in depth, it makes up for in breadth. I can't think of anyone else who covers as many different dev topics simultaneously as he does. Though I wish people would post his blog instead. It's infinitely better since it cuts things down to a simple one-or-two paragraph summary and still links to the video, which is sometimes useful, such as when he does a hands-on for an update.
I was waiting for the 2025 Godot Showreel. OUT NOW!
Godot! What are you waiting for?
Obligatory Godot reply:
Consider a Unity competitor like Godot
This video could have been a text post.
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Hmm, I wouldn't mind at all, but I feel like it might be wasting their storage resources to share random dev snippets without any production quality (kitty litter 😹). If I were to make more quality stuff, like actual proper dev logs or something it wouldn't feel as wasteful...
Mind syncing them to peertube? Makerstube would fit very well. It would also make it possible for people on the fediverse to follow.
No, still the same, but thanks.
I think we need gyro controls for the butthole
Same :(