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?
Lego. Build a tree fort. Let them play with friends and just be creative.
Lego is great. but they’re more into computers. I think them making a game of their own will really spark that spark within them. Legos are usually just models. You can’t interact with them that much.
You can definitely interact with them a lot. Beyond imaginative play (which kids love), you can also give Legos all kids of movement with articulation/technic pieces. The possibilities are quite literally endless. There’s a reason that there’s so many adults that are Lego enthusiasts.
I’m not the original poster but I think they meant the logo programming language. Basically you write a script which moves a turtle around on the screen and draws a line behind them.
It’s unrelated to the Lego plastic bricks
They definitely meant the bricks
Yeah bro, tossing a 6 year old in front of a computer screen to code is definitely a better plan.
This is some misguided helicopter parent shit. If they enjoy computers, then they’ll figure it out.