On 2013-06-18 10:29, Justin Richards wrote:
> It is a tall order but my son (12) has asked me several times to teach=20
> him
> how to write games.  This seems like it would be so much easier on a
> commodore 64 (I enjoyed moving sprites around the screen with a=20
> joystick)
> but as that is long gone I thought i would ask the list what would be a
> good way to start.

I'd recommend a specific games creation language.  I've heard good=20
things about Construct 2 (https://www.scirra.com/) and Multimedia Fusion=20
2 (http://www.clickteam.com/website/world/multimedia-fusion-2).

These sorts of thing (or Scratch, suggested elsewhere in the thread) are=20
likely to keep the attention of a younger person whilst slowly teaching=20
them some programming.  And because programming is all about working out=20
what you want the magic box to do, not just typing code, they should=20
hopefully provide a headstart in that area also.

David
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