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Hey Jose,<br />
<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I found something that looks like a quality product for my 11 year-old son - and it's free . . .<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.gamemaker.nl/" rel="ugc">http://www.gamemaker.nl/</a><br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;When I'm back home and find time to download it, I hope it's as good as it looks!<br />
<br />
&nbsp;
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Hey Jose,

     I found something that looks like a quality product for my 11 year-old son - and it's free . . .

        http://www.gamemaker.nl/ [http://www.gamemaker.nl/]
     
     When I'm back home and find time to download it, I hope it's as good as it looks!

 

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Hi, apx,<br />
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Seems to be good, very adequated to begginers, because it provides quick results, so the user has incentive to go ahead. <br />
Good like for you both!<br />
<br />
Jose
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Hi, apx,

Seems to be good, very adequated to begginers, because it provides quick results, so the user has incentive to go ahead.
Good like for you both!

Jose

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 &nbsp; &nbsp; I have an eleven year old child that spends hours and hours playing SIMS2, and who dreams of growing up to write games like that.<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;I haven't learned about SIMS2 and I do not know how much flexibility SIMS2 offers the player. &nbsp;My sense is that the eleven y.o. would like to operate software that lets game elements to be created, situated, and interactivity defined. &nbsp;I guess he's looking for a virtual reality game where the operator creates virtual reality games!<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Suggestions???
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     I have an eleven year old child that spends hours and hours playing SIMS2, and who dreams of growing up to write games like that.
     I haven't learned about SIMS2 and I do not know how much flexibility SIMS2 offers the player.  My sense is that the eleven y.o. would like to operate software that lets game elements to be created, situated, and interactivity defined.  I guess he's looking for a virtual reality game where the operator creates virtual reality games!
     Suggestions???

What Are Good Suggestions for an 11 y.o. What Wants to Write Virutal-Reality Game Programs?

Game programming is the software development of video games. Game programming requires substantial skill in software engineering as well as specialization in simulation, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, physics, audio programming, and input. Like other software, game development programs are generated from source code to the actual program by a compiler. Source code can be developed with almost any text editor, but most professional game programmers use a full integrated development environment (IDE).

Game Programming

Computer games are video games played on a personal computer, mobile device or video game console. Their defining characteristics include a lack of any centralized controlling authority, a greater degree of user control over the video-gaming hardware and software used and a generally greater capacity in input, processing, and output.