On 10/3/07, Andre Roberge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I can't pretend to speak for Clare... but I think the idea is to give the
> students a sense of accomplishment within a short time frame. Writing a
> game from scratch can be a daunting proposition - something near impossible
> to have a bunch of budding programmers do in a short time.
I remember starting Pygame like that :-)
However, having students start with a game skeleton, and letting them use
> their creativity to "fill in the blank" could result in something both
> doable in a reasonable time and fun to do.
I think Pygame is simple enough that if Clare is familiar with it, she
could easily teach them. However, the benefits of a game shell are
numerous. I don't know of such a thing though--game skeletons tend to be
specific to the game and not particularly adaptable to various genres. My
brother would like to learn programming in a similar way, though, if
possible... Is there one? I'm interested as well.
As a teacher at heart, I fully support Clare's idea and wish I could help in
> a timely fashion.
As do I.
André
Ian
