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HyperCard was great as a kid. I would make point-and-click adventure games. All drawn by hand. I didn't realize people used it for serious work until years late
by phendrenad2 5y ago
HyperCard was great as a kid. I would make point-and-click adventure games. All drawn by hand. I didn't realize people used it for serious work until years later, when someone showed me their product tracking application they had made in HyperCard. Why didn't they just use Excel? Or MS Access? Who knows.
It's cool that people are trying to capture the essence of hypercard still. I think the right mix of modern and 1980s is out there waiting to be found.
- HeckFeck 5y agoSomewhat analogous is PowerPoint, where I delighted in making games and movies as a child. It was possible to trigger actions when buttons and on screen elements were clicked. I used it as a poor man's Flash. Whilst it isn't versatile like I hear HyperCard was, it taught me computers could be used to create interactive media. It taught me that software can be stretched beyond its stated goal. And eventually I became a programmer. I have never tried a chrome book, but I hope there are still similar offerings in software for children looking to explore.