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My son just turned 4, so I'm in a similar boat. My current thoughts are to use something like Lego Mindstorm NXT. This way he will be able to program graphical
by yumraj 17y ago
My son just turned 4, so I'm in a similar boat.
My current thoughts are to use something like Lego Mindstorm NXT. This way he will be able to program graphically which will teach him logic and the robot will show the result of what he did, instant gratification. A much more playful environment for a 4 year old than see some script/compiler/IDE stuff.
Any Thoughts??
- eru 17y agoSounds like good idea. If you have to go with software only for some reason, Squeak should be nice. Also VPython (http://vpython.org/ http://vpython.org/) allows one to animate 3D-scenes easily. PyGame (http://www.pygame.org/news.html http://www.pygame.org/news.html) might also be worth a look, however it is slightly more difficult to get started (the level of abstraction seems to be a bit lower, as you handle sprites yourself).
- vidarh 17y agoSounds good, but don't underestimate kids abilities to be fascinated even by simpler stuff. I learned BASIC at 5 on a VIC 20 - what made me interested was not games, but seeing my dad sit and program it. Just text. I had no idea what he was actually doing.