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That sounds rad. I’d love to get my kids into this. Got any links to your particular setup?
by christophilus 6mo ago
That sounds rad. I’d love to get my kids into this. Got any links to your particular setup?
- nickloewen 6mo agoThe game dev environment they’re talking about is MakeCode Arcade. I’m also a big fan of it. There are a number of little handheld gadgets that you can use with MakeCode—scroll down on the homepage and there’s a section that shows them all: https://arcade.makecode.com/ https://arcade.makecode.com/
- Waterluvian 6mo agoYeah that’s it! I recognize the Micro Bit Arcade Shield and the Retro Arcade as what he’s been using when he shows me demos. I LOVE that he gets to code in Scratch but can jump into Python or JavaScript at any time without the IDE changing. It’s a clear stepping stone.
- Fred27 6mo agoMy boys (then 10 and 8) loved MakeCode Arcade. I promised that if they wrote an original game - rather than following the great tutorials - then I'd make them a physical setup with a Pi Zero and some classic arcade buttons. They were very motivated and learned a lot.