When I taught myself basic as a child I did so by building my own single-user dungeon. In my first c class in high school the project was to create a playable t

When I taught myself basic as a child I did so by building my own single-user dungeon. In my first c class in high school the project was to create a playable terminal-based hangman game. Neither of these engaging projects required me to learn anything about physics or sprites. Though I did build an ascii-animated hanging sequence for those who lost at hangman.