Yes. It will be a logical choice. One doesn't have to spend minimum ~$700 to play the game. Tools and API are freely and easily available. Language, Java, is s

Yes. It will be a logical choice. One doesn't have to spend minimum ~$700 to play the game. Tools and API are freely and easily available. Language, Java, is sth that students usually learn in initial years (No, I am not saying it's the best/worst language). But I still believe the grand parent commenter's suggestion of JS is more practical and will benefit the kid in long run even though it shall, most probably, not earn him $35K immediately or win him cute groupies. JS gives you the power to make things anywhere quick and see the changes instantly. Anywhere!