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?

      • dandi8@fedia.io
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        4 days ago

        FYI IIRC Ceebot is a series and had several different versions, each tailored to a different education level, as it was aimed at teaching programming in schools (Ceebot-A, Ceebot-Teen, Ceebot3, Ceebot4).

        Personally, I fell in love with Colobot as a kid (still have the box somewhere, I think), which was the original release, with a protagonist (of a sort) and a story. Ceebot grew out of that, as the devs recognized the engine’s potential in education.

        All were released for free at some point (including Colobot).