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Is it possible for a kid to develop games ? I mean not the computer wizkid, but the average one who is simply fond of playing computer games ?? (thebrainbin.org)

submitted 22 hours ago by TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org to c/gamedev@programming.dev

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Is it possible for a kid to develop games ? I mean not the computer wizkid, but the average one who is simply fond of playing computer games ??

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org 1 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

@GammaGames@beehaw.org you mean this would be easy for kids to figure out ??

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

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

[–] TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

@GammaGames@beehaw.org no, l meant the Godot's editor you were talking about........

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Oh I think godot’s editor is good yes, its language is structured similarly to Python and it has an easy to use input system. It’s much easier if you’re used to reading docs or googling, but gdquest has a cool interactive app for learning to program from zero experience

https://gdquest.itch.io/learn-godot-gdscript

[–] TheracAriane@thebrainbin.org 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

@GammaGames@beehaw.org and the best thing is that it can be used offline perfectly........

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[–] GammaGames@beehaw.org 1 points 20 hours ago

It can be! The docs can be accessed in-engine with a ctrl+click on a piece of code

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 2 points 21 hours ago

Definitely easy to figure out, and there was plenty of tutorials to copy from.