Comments on: Programming and Games for Children http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/10/16/programming-games-children/ Linux, politics, and other interesting things Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: etbe http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/10/16/programming-games-children/comment-page-1/#comment-16272 etbe Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:03:16 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=853#comment-16272 http://www.pinkandaint.com/oldhome/comp/crobots/index.html http://www.gamerz.net/c++robots/ Don: That's an interesting concept, but it seems unlikely that you could merge that into a traditional RTS game. So you would be looking at more of a programming game like the various games based on the "C Robots" theme (see the above URLs). There is also a gnurobots package in Debian if you like programming in Scheme. Mark: One of the jobs of a DD is to manage reports that need to be sent upstream and make sure that they don't get lost. http://www.pinkandaint.com/oldhome/comp/crobots/index.html
http://www.gamerz.net/c++robots/

Don: That’s an interesting concept, but it seems unlikely that you could merge that into a traditional RTS game. So you would be looking at more of a programming game like the various games based on the “C Robots” theme (see the above URLs). There is also a gnurobots package in Debian if you like programming in Scheme.

Mark: One of the jobs of a DD is to manage reports that need to be sent upstream and make sure that they don’t get lost.

]]> By: Mark Purcell http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/10/16/programming-games-children/comment-page-1/#comment-16270 Mark Purcell Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:49:02 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=853#comment-16270 John, I agree with everything you said, right up until the point you filed the bug in the Debian BTS. Could I suggest that upstream are far better placed to implement your suggestion, rather than the Debian Qt/KDE team. I have forwarded your report upstream [1]. Mark [1] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172925 John,

I agree with everything you said, right up until the point you filed the bug in the Debian BTS.

Could I suggest that upstream are far better placed to implement your suggestion, rather than the Debian Qt/KDE team.

I have forwarded your report upstream [1].

Mark

[1] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172925

]]> By: Don Marti http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/10/16/programming-games-children/comment-page-1/#comment-16269 Don Marti Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:13:01 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=853#comment-16269 Another good intro would be a real-time strategy game that exposes the logic that drives the player's units. Players could start off with simple units that just follow orders, then click on a unit, view the code, and add code for actions such as "if there's a nearby friendly unit under attack, help it, otherwise look for a broken structure to repair, otherwise find the closest unexplored space, visit it, and return." Capture an enemy unit alive and you get a copy of its code, or send code to your allies. Another good intro would be a real-time strategy game that exposes the logic that drives the player’s units. Players could start off with simple units that just follow orders, then click on a unit, view the code, and add code for actions such as “if there’s a nearby friendly unit under attack, help it, otherwise look for a broken structure to repair, otherwise find the closest unexplored space, visit it, and return.” Capture an enemy unit alive and you get a copy of its code, or send code to your allies.

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