give him udk, that's a free tool where you can learn what an engine is, and do a whole lot of the work flow of develping a game in one environment / tool set. T

give him udk, that's a free tool where you can learn what an engine is, and do a whole lot of the work flow of develping a game in one environment / tool set. The documentation and community is also very helpful. love it! :) I would reccomend this before programming their own engine, to learn what kind of things are involved in making a game. You can make simple 2d games, or full on 3d games.