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Getting kids (6-10) started witg programming and game dev (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by 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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[–] -2 points 1 month ago

Yeah bro, tossing a 6 year old in front of a computer screen to code is definitely a better plan.

This is some misguided helicopter parent shit. If they enjoy computers, then they’ll figure it out.

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