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by Grognak 3338 days ago
My first thought is that such a focused environment for the code to run in might make this a helpful tool to teach kids programming in a fun and engaging way. I sincerely believe that game creation is the single best vector to get children interested in programming, and this seems like a cool possible vector. (Python is a great beginning language!)
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shakna 3338 days ago
Pico-8 already has great licensing for schools [0], and honestly, in that environment, its easier to say "Buy this" than "this is free".

[0] https://www.lexaloffle.com/info.php?page=schools

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dsnuh 3338 days ago
My kids actually caught on to Voxatron (PICO-8's 3D sibling) a little easier than PICO-8. I think Minecraft has a lot to do with that.

AFAIK both are Lua based, not Python. Both programs are absolutely recommended and are a joy even if you don't have kids to share with.

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