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Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by hyperupcall »

cedric-h wrote: post #13

Hey everyone, I'm Cedric and part of the Sprig team. I'm 19. I've been trying to make games since middle school. Right now I'm working on getting Lingdong Huang's - who has made a bunch of really cool interactive experiences[0] (like a human face eating simulator) - he made a Sprig game for us[1], I'm trying to get it working on the physical device - but there's a problem, since the device is Raspberry Pi 2040 based…

Hey Ced!! Woahhh, I didn't know this project is sorta its own OS - that's epic

It's pretty cool to see projects like this, Sinerider, and the like being developed, even if I am on the sidelines haha

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by apexedison »

ofrzeta wrote: post #35

So teenagers don't like housings? :)

We chose the aesthetic of the bare PCB to help demystify the technology. The console is also designed to be repurposed as a hardware devkit (there are breakout pads and what not).

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by awestroke »

aliqot wrote: post #45
trashfishes wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ha! I’m also part of the Sprig team. This project has been created by many Hack Clubbers, and not only in the development of the engine, editors, firmware and hardware. Hack Club teens handled all logistics/supply. The backings were made by a HCer that taught herself laser cutting. PRs for games are being reviewed and commented upon by 4 teenagers. All front end dev & copy was done by a HCer. The 3d model on the fron…

What happends to the teenagers who turn 20? Emeritus or what?

They are shunned, their name blacklisted, any record of their contributions erased

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by trashfishes »

aliqot wrote: post #45
trashfishes wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ha! I’m also part of the Sprig team. This project has been created by many Hack Clubbers, and not only in the development of the engine, editors, firmware and hardware. Hack Club teens handled all logistics/supply. The backings were made by a HCer that taught herself laser cutting. PRs for games are being reviewed and commented upon by 4 teenagers. All front end dev & copy was done by a HCer. The 3d model on the fron…

What happends to the teenagers who turn 20? Emeritus or what?

Sort of, yes! This is great question, and ties into our values and ethos. I'll try to keep it short (and note this is just my perspective as one employee).

We fully expect (and support!) our teenagers 'graduating' from Hack Club. On one hand, this presents a challenge when our most committed and experienced people age out every year. But on the other hand, there's a fresh group that arrive with new perspectives and insights, and really make the space their own.

Our hope is to honor our wonderful alumni too, and the contributions they have made. Many stay on in various ways to continue to support the community.

The cool thing about initiatives like Sprig is that while the current technical contributions will exist 'forever', it too can be enjoyed and iterated on by new young people in ways we don't know yet.

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by apexedison »

bdickason wrote: post #38

This is very cool. I love the focus on builders and do think there's a gap in easy to use 2d web-friendly game engines currently. Phaser still requires a ton of boilerplate code compared to the example games here. Both Godot and Unity are very similar to each other and aren't great for say.. hacking together a quick js prototype and sharing it with your friends on the web (or with a lil' device).

Thanks! I've been really strongly influenced by great constructionists like Brian Silverman (who worked on Scratch and early Lego Mindstorms). He also helped consult on Sprig actually. We wanted to have a nice composable construct kit of ideas which would make getting started easy but which would still be fun for experts.

I've been really impressed with how well people can build out really engaging games with simple graphics but interesting game mechanics. The community already has pushed it beyond what we originally expected when designing the engine.

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by omay »

linsomniac wrote: post #49

Hack Club is awesome, I highly recommend it to anyone with teenage kids. There is a playable version on the home page at: https://sprig.hackclub.com/ Aside: The game you play on that one was written by my 13yo son. He has become super involved in Hack Club over the last few months, since I showed him that "Sine Rider" game announced on HN (another Hack Club project), and I left it up to him to discover Hack Club from…

Hello, yes that is me. Sprig is really cool.

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by apexedison »

zach_garwood wrote: post #57

Man, I wish something like this would have existed back when I was trying to make choose-your-own-adventure games in QBASIC back in my teens! This is really awesome!

Give it a try! I'd love to see the game you make.

Re: Show HN: Sprig, open-source game console and engine, by teenagers for teenagers

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Post by apexedison »

linsomniac wrote: post #49

Hack Club is awesome, I highly recommend it to anyone with teenage kids. There is a playable version on the home page at: https://sprig.hackclub.com/ Aside: The game you play on that one was written by my 13yo son. He has become super involved in Hack Club over the last few months, since I showed him that "Sine Rider" game announced on HN (another Hack Club project), and I left it up to him to discover Hack Club from…

Amazing! Your son has been such a valuable contributor. I also love the games he made.
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