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Yeah, the guy behind PICO-8 is big on education and having the whole thing as accessible to children as possible. There are a lot of people using it to introdu
by krajzeg 10y ago
Yeah, the guy behind PICO-8 is big on education and having the whole thing as accessible to children as possible.
There are a lot of people using it to introduce their children to game development and programming in general, and it's (supposedly) a blast for both them and the parents. I always felt that while our PCs have gotten 100x as powerful, they paid a big price in accessibility for actually getting stuff done on them when you're 10.
For adults, PICO-8 has just about the right amount of restrictions to keep you productive while still letting you create something worthwhile.
- dogprez 10y agoExactly, the C=64 begged you to create something when it booted up to a BASIC prompt. We've come 2 steps forward 1 step backward with current devices. More kids have these in their hands, but they are harder to create with than ever.