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My 8 year old daughter loves graphic novels. And she's a budding writer. I got really excited to show her some of the links posted here. Then I dug a little de

by xrd 2y ago

My 8 year old daughter loves graphic novels. And she's a budding writer. I got really excited to show her some of the links posted here. Then I dug a little deeper and saw that a lot of it is very sexualized. I'm not opposed to that for adults but it isn't something I want my daughter exposed to. Anyone have suggestions for safe spaces for kids? I really love the idea of her creating using ren'py but I'm worried it is a gateway to things she isn't ready for yet.

optionalsquid 2y ago
I'm afraid that I don't know any kids-safe spaces for budding VN readers or writers, but you can use VNDB to search for visual novels with an appropriate age rating. The following query returns all VNs with a release rated for 3-8 years, excluding any that have a release rated for older ages: https://vndb.org/v?q=&ch=&f=02N1802a48a23N19a38&s=26y https://vndb.org/v?q=&ch=&f=02N1802a48a23N19a38&s=26y Though I will caution that a lot of these are either self-reported by the authors or just guesstimates by the person who added the VN to VNDB. And I will caution that you should never trust it when a visual novel is described as "all ages": For whatever reason, the VN reading community has settled on using that term when we mean "no explicit sexual content". Beyond that, anything goes for an "all ages" VN. The search link above has a minimum age rating of 3+ for that reason
ANighRaisin 2y ago
You don't need Ren'Py-like software for graphic novels unless you want them to be interactive. Even so, it may be difficult for an 8-year-old to learn python and debug something like Ren'Py, especially because half of its use is entirely 18+. I would recommend something like Scratch. It's a visual scripting language that allows kids to make amazing games and animations. It has all the capabilities necessary with ease and kid-friendly forums and comment sections.
sn9 2y ago
If you want a safe space for kids, you're not gonna find it online.

by xrd 2y ago

optionalsquid 2y ago

I'm afraid that I don't know any kids-safe spaces for budding VN readers or writers, but you can use VNDB to search for visual novels with an appropriate age rating. The following query returns all VNs with a release rated for 3-8 years, excluding any that have a release rated for older ages: https://vndb.org/v?q=&ch=&f=02N1802a48a23N19a38&s=26y https://vndb.org/v?q=&ch=&f=02N1802a48a23N19a38&s=26y Though I will caution that a lot of these are either self-reported by the authors or just guesstimates by the person who added the VN to VNDB. And I will caution that you should never trust it when a visual novel is described as "all ages": For whatever reason, the VN reading community has settled on using that term when we mean "no explicit sexual content". Beyond that, anything goes for an "all ages" VN. The search link above has a minimum age rating of 3+ for that reason

ANighRaisin 2y ago

You don't need Ren'Py-like software for graphic novels unless you want them to be interactive. Even so, it may be difficult for an 8-year-old to learn python and debug something like Ren'Py, especially because half of its use is entirely 18+. I would recommend something like Scratch. It's a visual scripting language that allows kids to make amazing games and animations. It has all the capabilities necessary with ease and kid-friendly forums and comment sections.

sn9 2y ago

If you want a safe space for kids, you're not gonna find it online.