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 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.