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My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

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Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#361

This is very nice. Love the sprites. Thanks for the information on Piskel. Some possible "enhancements" 1. Give us an indication on when the weapons are charged. Change in colour perhaps? 2. Might be nice to show what the problem the opponent worked on is and what its result was so that we know. 3. It might also be nice to put the sums solved so far in some kind of list at the bottom so that you can see what happened…

> His site is up at https://mskv.in/ and if the folks here have feedback

Very impressive! I loved the hangman game, and the cool graphics. A cool addition for next version would be some kind of visual progress (or anti-progress) where the hangman gets angrier or something like that for every wrong letter entered.

The car game is completely random and non-interactive, right? Perhaps a text box for each car where those placing the bets can add their name/names? Perhaps also some kind of graphic element in the scorecard to the right, something to separate the cars that have finished from the cars still in the race. Also, the race could end after the third car finishes as there is no point really for the last one to keep racing – it already lost! Nevertheless – really liked the graphics and the cool idea, well executed.

The treasure hunt was also really fun, and nostalgic! Only improvement I can think of is to actually see some kind of gold coin or treasure chest in the end, to know how far off I was the times I lost, and as visual confirmation the times I won. But overall, awesome little game.

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#362

Brilliant idea! I am loving the way how a strike is solved. One thing: I need a better visual feedback on which spells are charged and which aren't. Besides that: keep on perfecting that excellent idea!

Appreciate your feedback!

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#363
I have no feedback that hasn't already been mentioned elsewhere. I just want to say that I love this. Your son is developing a passion for programming very similar to how I did so at his age. Seeing it happen as an adult is fascinating and brings back memories. Also, both your challenge tasks and instruction about resources (Google and AI) were spot on and seemed well heeded. Lots to be proud of here :)

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#364
post #361

This is very nice. Love the sprites. Thanks for the information on Piskel. Some possible "enhancements" 1. Give us an indication on when the weapons are charged. Change in colour perhaps? 2. Might be nice to show what the problem the opponent worked on is and what its result was so that we know. 3. It might also be nice to put the sums solved so far in some kind of list at the bottom so that you can see what happened…

> His site is up at https://mskv.in/ and if the folks here have feedback Very impressive! I loved the hangman game, and the cool graphics. A cool addition for next version would be some kind of visual progress (or anti-progress) where the hangman gets angrier or something like that for every wrong letter entered. The car game is completely random and non-interactive, right? Perhaps a text box for each car where those…

Thank you so much. I just read this with him and he's all gunned up.

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#368

I have no feedback that hasn't already been mentioned elsewhere. I just want to say that I love this. Your son is developing a passion for programming very similar to how I did so at his age. Seeing it happen as an adult is fascinating and brings back memories. Also, both your challenge tasks and instruction about resources (Google and AI) were spot on and seemed well heeded. Lots to be proud of here :)

Thank you for the kind words!

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

#369

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I pushed him for responsiveness, because I told him that when I share his game with his friends (ie their parents), they will inevitably open it on their phone! It’s awesome to hear the game stood out, especially with how many you’ve played. Means a lot! I'm going to have to explain the weight of your comment to him :) Thank you!

You are most welcome. I both patiently and eagerly await his next game. :) To all parents: https://www.zenpencils.com/comic/kevinsmith/

omg the comic is so awesome! :)

if you'd like an email when he releases his next version, his website has a follow journey link.

Re: My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

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post #367

Very nice! At first the buttons didn’t do anything and I thought it was not mobile friendly. I quickly realized I was in a browser with JS disabled. Maybe add some error handling around that?

Good idea - I'll have him add this to his plan.
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