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Getting kids (6-10) started witg programming and game dev (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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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Colobot! And Ceebot!

https://colobot.info/

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    This seems... wierd and cool. Will look into it for sure. Thanks.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    FYI IIRC Ceebot is a series and had several different versions, each tailored to a different education level, as it was aimed at teaching programming in schools (Ceebot-A, Ceebot-Teen, Ceebot3, Ceebot4).

    Personally, I fell in love with Colobot as a kid (still have the box somewhere, I think), which was the original release, with a protagonist (of a sort) and a story. Ceebot grew out of that, as the devs recognized the engine's potential in education.

    All were released for free at some point (including Colobot).

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