Wow, it seems that they're generating js + canvas games straight from Python (the tool used in the course is http://www.codeskulptor.org/ ). Never heard of it before
Coursera course on game development using Python (first homework due tomorrow)
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#12In the recent news about the course, a headline reads: "Make a student tutorial video, Win an iPad" ( https://class.coursera.org/interactivepython-2012-001/class/... ) - Sounds wierd to give a non-programmable device to someone who is following a course on interactive programming. Someone did not get the point.
In what universe is an IPad not something nice to win?
Re: Coursera course on game development using Python (first homework due tomorrow)
#13Wow, it seems that they're generating js + canvas games straight from Python (the tool used in the course is http://www.codeskulptor.org/ ). Never heard of it before
They seem to have built it by themselves this summer.
Re: Coursera course on game development using Python (first homework due tomorrow)
#14Wow, it seems that they're generating js + canvas games straight from Python (the tool used in the course is http://www.codeskulptor.org/ ). Never heard of it before
They seem to have built it by themselves this summer.
Okay, I had a look and it and its clearly for educational purposes only. Indeed this course is more a "fun" introduction to programming ("what's a function" ... ) than a real course on building games.
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#15Great. Just signed up. Anyone knows of a similar courses/tutorials for C++ Game dev?
There's the Game Institute (http://www.gameinstitute.com) but they're not free...
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#16I think Coursera needs to do a course on game engine architecture with real-world examples (idtech, ogre).
The problem that I see with that is, these engines are difficult to do in one class. Generally, learning that is a full two-year program involving programming, logic, math, 3D design, etc. Using 3D engines gets difficult to teach in a 7 week course unless the student already knows quite a bit.
Re: Coursera course on game development using Python (first homework due tomorrow)
#17In the recent news about the course, a headline reads: "Make a student tutorial video, Win an iPad" ( https://class.coursera.org/interactivepython-2012-001/class/... ) - Sounds wierd to give a non-programmable device to someone who is following a course on interactive programming. Someone did not get the point.
In what universe is iPad non-programmable?
In the universe where, to program it, you need a fully fledged computer to do the development on?
Re: Coursera course on game development using Python (first homework due tomorrow)
#18In the recent news about the course, a headline reads: "Make a student tutorial video, Win an iPad" ( https://class.coursera.org/interactivepython-2012-001/class/... ) - Sounds wierd to give a non-programmable device to someone who is following a course on interactive programming. Someone did not get the point.
In what universe is iPad non-programmable?
Try to write a python script and run it natively on the iPad, and we'll talk again if we live in the same universe.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
In what universe is iPad non-programmable?
Try to write a python script and run it natively on the iPad, and we'll talk again if we live in the same universe.
I don't follow. Is Python the only programming language available? Is programmability determined by a device's ability to run python scripts natively?