Lost Language of the Machines - Chapter 1
www.lostlanguageofthemachines.com
A novel that teaches kids computer science priciples.
  • Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    Teach kids programming by making games with them. Find a random simple to make ‘one tap, easy to control but hard to master game’ like flappy bird.etc on playstore. Try remaking the game with the kid.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      Yup, that’s what I did.

      We started with scratch and made a very simple game (asteroids-like). My kid then wanted to make a platformer, so I built a basic one for them and let them add stuff. It was kinda crappy and janky, so I found a template on Godot and removed a bunch of stuff to get what they wanted.

      Boom, a couple hours of effort from my end they’re building maps with the included tileset. They feel empowered without feeling overwhelmed.

      They still don’t know how to make a game (they’re 10 and 7 respectively), but they have interest and may be willing to learn this summer.

      So do that. If you’re stuck, watch a few YouTube videos about first projects and follow along until you’re ready to do it with your child.

  • fancyl@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    I didn’t read any of it, but I see that it’s a chapter book with references to profanity (a character says a word that is all punctuation e.g $*#&!). So it must be aimed at older kids.

    What’s the target reading age for the book?

    Also, thanks for sharing!