Re: 7 yr old wants to program games.

From: Leif K-Brooks (eurleif_at_ecritters.biz)
Date: 12/10/03 

Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:43:07 GMT

davep145@yahoo.com (Dave) wrote in message
news:<65dd0b01.0311131818.66e8c2b1@posting.google.com>...
> What would be the language of gaming? My son has interest in learning
> to program his own games. Any suggestions about what would be a great
> starting point for him would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry for replying to the reply, I don't have the original post.

When I was somewhere around that age (probably 8 or 9), I wanted to
learn game programming as well. I started out with a visual programming
tool called Stagecast Creator, which was very good for me at the time. I
would highly recommend it for anyone in that age range who would like to
learn programming.

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