Game programming for kids: looking for open source 2D game developmentkit - Java-Games

Max Kubierschky a écrit :
> Hello,
>
> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age.
> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit.
> I am also willing to participate in the development of the development kit.
>
> Features I'd like to see
> - Possibility to construct simple games via drag and drop without
> programming
> - Integration into an IDE
> - Based on Java or Python
> Pluses:
> - Good Tutorial
> - German documentation

With Python:
* pygame + build your drag'n drop features
* if you like 3D, vpython.


http://www.pygame.org/
http://www.vpython.org/

Max Kubierschky schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age.
> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit.
> I am also willing to participate in the development of the development kit.
>
> Features I'd like to see
> - Possibility to construct simple games via drag and drop without
> programming
> - Integration into an IDE
> - Based on Java or Python
> Pluses:
> - Good Tutorial
> - German documentation

Squeak. Smalltalk, but especially targeted at your requirements.

http://www.squeak.org/

Diez

Diez B. Roggisch schrieb:
> Max Kubierschky schrieb:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age.
>> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit.
>> I am also willing to participate in the development of the development
>> kit.
>>
>> Features I'd like to see
>> - Possibility to construct simple games via drag and drop without
>> programming
>> - Integration into an IDE
>> - Based on Java or Python
>> Pluses:
>> - Good Tutorial
>> - German documentation
>
> Squeak. Smalltalk, but especially targeted at your requirements.
>
> http://www.squeak.org/
>
> Diez


What part of Squeak is targeted at 2D game development?

In <euik44$93e$1@online.de>, Max Kubierschky wrote:

> What part of Squeak is targeted at 2D game development?

http://www.squeak.org/Features/FunandGames/

And also take a look at http://www.squeakland.org/ (Kids play → Etoys)
which is a framework for children, that let's you paint objects and attach
behaviour to them.

Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch

Max Kubierschky wrote:
> Diez B. Roggisch schrieb:
>
>> Max Kubierschky schrieb:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm planning to give a game programming course for kids of mixed age.
>>> For this, I am looking for an open source 2D game development kit.
>>> I am also willing to participate in the development of the
>>> development kit.
>>>
>>> Features I'd like to see
>>> - Possibility to construct simple games via drag and drop without
>>> programming
>>> - Integration into an IDE
>>> - Based on Java or Python
>>> Pluses:
>>> - Good Tutorial
>>> - German documentation

The Blender GameKit will do all that.

You can do simple games without programming.
There's a graphical integrated environment.
Programs can be written in Python.
There's a published book ("Blender GameKit")
German documentation may be hard to come by, though.

John Nagle

Laurent Pointal wrote:

> With Python:
> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features
> * if you like 3D, vpython.
>
>
> http://www.pygame.org/
> http://www.vpython.org/

Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now
and reading the docs. But I can't find something...do you know how to
clear the contents of the current scene? I checked the attributes of the
display, but there is nothing like "empty" that would do it.

John Salerno wrote:
> Laurent Pointal wrote:
>
>> With Python:
>> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features
>> * if you like 3D, vpython.
>>
>>
>> http://www.pygame.org/
>> http://www.vpython.org/
>
> Wow, vpython looks pretty need.

neat*

John Salerno wrote:

> Laurent Pointal wrote:
>
>> With Python:
>> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features
>> * if you like 3D, vpython.
>>
>>
>> http://www.pygame.org/
>> http://www.vpython.org/
>
> Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now
> and reading the docs. But I can't find something...do you know how to
> clear the contents of the current scene?

No, I know about vpython existence, I tried demos but haven't used it (no
need).

You may use the development lists for such questions.

http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=6013

A+

Laurent.

John Salerno <johnjsal@NOSPAMgmail.com> writes:

> Laurent Pointal wrote:
>
>> With Python:
>> * pygame + build your drag'n drop features
>> * if you like 3D, vpython.
>>
>>
>> http://www.pygame.org/
>> http://www.vpython.org/
>
> Wow, vpython looks pretty need. I'm messing around with it right now
> and reading the docs. But I can't find something...do you know how to
> clear the contents of the current scene? I checked the attributes of
> the display, but there is nothing like "empty" that would do it.

for x in scene.objects:
x.visible = 0

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