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Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by BlackDeath3 »

bliti wrote: post #33
tmikaeld wrote: post #23

C'mon! No one here read the sourcecode? It's made without any programming using this app: https://www.scirra.com/ ... still more games than i have done though :-P

May you please link to any of your projects? Were any built without using any third party tools or libraries?

Please. There is quite a difference between not using third-party tools/libraries, and (arguably) not programming at all.

I mean, the tool's tagline is "Create Games. Effortlessly."

This isn't an attempt to put the OP down, but let's keep things in perspective.

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by MJR »

This doesn't detract what the fact that you had the initiative and drive to complete 30 different games. But if I can offer some advice now, rather than when something real happens: Create your own characters rather than borrowing someone else's creations and building them into your games. Pac-Man, Mario, Minecraft, My Little Pony are all great characters, just unfortunately not yours to make a game with. Find a friend who can draw and have them create some unique characters for you, write a little story and you've got an indie game that's all your own.

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by MrJagil »

andrewljohnson wrote: post #42

Now that I have kids, I've been considering whether I want them to play as much Magic as I did (traveled a lot for it). My conclusion is I would encourage them to be more like this kid, but not actually force my will in the end.

force my will...

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by daredevildave »

stasy wrote: post #10
InTheSwiss wrote: post #6

Good job! Have you look into Android apps? You will have a bigger audience. I am assuming you are using C# as they are Windows Store apps if so Java will be very similar for you to switch too.

It is mostly made with JavaScript. I really liked making apps on Windows 8 because I can use languages I already knew from making websites.

If you like Javascript and you'd like to start experimenting with 3D games, you should take a look at PlayCanvas[1]. WebGL-based online game tools. I think it's a little more complicated than Construct2 but you get to play with 3D graphics. :-)

[1] http://playcanvas.com/

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by andrewljohnson »

tmikaeld wrote: post #23

C'mon! No one here read the sourcecode? It's made without any programming using this app: https://www.scirra.com/ ... still more games than i have done though :-P

This sentiment should instead be presented constructively. You should have asked what code he needed to write outside of the framework, rather than being ruled by your own exasperation.

You could have made a useful comment and been polite. Something you could likely consider every time you open your mouth, and I don't mean that in a mean way. Hacker News helped me better modulate what I say.

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by orik »

Nice use of Maplestory assets - I did the same sorta thing in the summer of my 7th grade year for a "intro to game design" class.

Can't find the game anymore, but I had edited the chirppy sprite (http://i.imgur.com/ccSY4RE.png) to be holding and firing a bow.

I ended up getting a A- on my final for using assets that weren't mine. That's pretty small compared to the sort of things you could run into when you're actually putting this stuff on an app store.

I'd recommend toying around with a sprite editor and getting familiar with pixel art techniques like dithering. You might even enjoy it as much as coding!

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by andrewljohnson »

MrJagil wrote: post #44
andrewljohnson wrote: post #42

Now that I have kids, I've been considering whether I want them to play as much Magic as I did (traveled a lot for it). My conclusion is I would encourage them to be more like this kid, but not actually force my will in the end.

force my will...

I think I did that on accident, but I like the way you think!

Re: Show HN: I made 30 apps this year and I'm 15

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Post by C1D »

EDIT: I apologize for coming off as arrogant. Criticism isn't really doing any good and I regret that post. To the creator, I'm glad to see a 15 year actually doing something in computing.

I understand that this was a good experience for you and hopefully has further developed you skills. Sorry for the unnecessary criticism and blatant self promotion. My post was pointless, possibly narcissistic and I was doing what I hate people doing to me. Please keep it up and I hope you get even better; Also a little tip, check out Unity3D, it is costly but if you're into game deving it will let you develop games in 3D easily (though you're going to need to know basic Javascript or C) and it is multi-platform so it can publish to mobile.

OLD POST: Quality not quantity. While it is impressive to see another 15 year old programmer (I've never met one in real life even though I've been to three schools in two different countries (I'm a expat kid) ), the actual programming skill required to make games like these are little to none and truthfully i'm not overly impressed.

I too am 15 mind you and although I haven't developed any games I have created a RSA secure chatting social network website and app for it too which could communicate between each other using websockets and a node.JS server (this hasn't been published, while making it my partner quit :(, and I eventually lost hope that it would even be used since I was only 15).

I hope this doesn't come off as criticism. Its actually great to see another young programmer such as my self but all I am trying to say is that this is not overly impressing.

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