What do you think are some of the most technically advanced or professional programs written in Love that you've seen? Real showcases. I'd really like to see what Love is capable of under skilled hands when pushed hard.
Thanks
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- Fri Jul 12, 2013 7:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Creations
- Topic: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
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- Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Creations
- Topic: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
- Replies: 12
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Re: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
First I'd like to thank you for taking the time to write your thoughtful comments. I'll look through the tutorials, when I get a chance, and see how many of your suggestions I can incorporate. Some of the roughness in the tutorials comes from the fact that I'm learning Love and Lua at the same time ...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Creations
- Topic: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
- Replies: 12
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Re: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
All good suggestions but I was trying to make a simple game. Also, this follows more closely the original game (pretty limited computers in those days). I also though about adding passing power ups that would lure the player from the centre of the screen. But, the game has fulfilled its purpose as a...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:33 pm
- Forum: Games and Creations
- Topic: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6529
Re: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
So far she's enjoying it a lot. She's a pretty motivated kid. Learning to reuse code is a typical challenge. It takes a while to see how certain patterns reoccur in a program and how you can create one function instead. Still, I'm optimistic. She asks insightful questions so it's sinking in. She enj...
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 7:16 pm
- Forum: Games and Creations
- Topic: Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6529
Writing an Asteroids game - Teaching a 12yo to program
Hi. My first post. A few months ago my 12 year old niece asked if I could teach her to program. An interesting question. I've been programming for more than 30 years so the answer should be yes. But what to teach her? Ideally she should be able to create something fun with relatively modest effort. ...