A video game that lets you make video games

Re:A video game that lets you make video games by dharma1 on Sunday February 23, 2020 @04:10AM (#22395894)

This looks really cool for kids. But shame it's PS4 only - looks like the studio was bought by Sony 10 years ago. I'm not sure how much of what you learn here using a PS4 game controller is transferrable when a young person graduates to using "real" desktop tools as they get older.

Roblox (the current 8+ kids favourite) also has some elements of this, but it is quite a trashy addiction fueling virtual currency money making ecosystem - good for the company that owns Roblox but not something that I think is great for kids.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A video game that lets you make video games by nurbl on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:10AM (#22396072)

Hard to say, but the programming parts are fairly general and low level so the ideas should transfer pretty well. E.g. there are numeric values, mathematical operations, logic gates, etc. It can perhaps be compared with LabVIEW.

My main worry with Dreams is that it is a closed ecosystem, which is always a minus in my book. So far it does not feel exploitative at all, and Dreams does have some cool "under the hood" features such as OSC support. I don't think the studio itself is likely go evil, but in the end they are owned by Sony...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:A video game that lets you make video games by jayd16 on Sunday February 23, 2020 @01:29PM (#22398555)

If your goal is to be a game designer then learnings around map design and storytelling should be robust ones. How well it teaches general programming I have no idea.

[ Parent | on HN ]