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 ??

  • CameronDev@programming.dev
    10·
    26 days ago

    When I was in highschool, I did a course on games that used this:

    https://gamemaker.io/en

    It was free, very simple to learn, and reasonably powerful, you could build 3D games similar to the first Doom with some effort.

    After that, Unity would probably be the next step up?

    So yes, a kid can definitely create games with a small amount of effort.

    • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
      5·
      26 days ago

      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

        • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
          3·
          26 days ago

          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

            • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
              2·
              26 days ago

              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

                • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
                  1·
                  26 days ago

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

    • TheracAriane@thebrainbin.orgOP
      2·
      26 days ago

      @CameronDev@programming.dev you’ve mentioned something really fascinating out there… Unity…

      The kids can actually explore a whole new world through this…