The Twilio API integration with the Twilio API lessons/levels was impressive, but otherwise I found TwilioQuest quite "meh."
It teaches programming OK, but it's not a very interesting/fun game. It's more like programming lessons with game elements tacked on. So you actually waste a lot of time doing boring "game" things like walking around a map looking for stuff. You collect stuff like weapons/armor but 99% of the items don't affect the game in any way.
I 100% completed the Twilio API levels and API academy. It wasn't fun so I didn't bother to try the JavaScript/Python modules. (Also it was a little too basic for my level. TwilioQuest may be more engaging for kids who don't know how to program, yet.)
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This doesn't exist yet, but I'd like to create a VR experience that teaches programming. You can write "spells" that use the magic of loops and variables to generate objects in VR and automate them.
For example, a quest like building a forest of 10,000 trees could be done manually, but writing a VR "spell" would be the smarter, faster way. Later, this VR spell could be used/modified in the future for other tasks or just general VR content generation. It's not just a game, it's a platform for VR content generation.
The reason I'm asking this question is because I want to make a game about learning programming and wanted to see what the market has come up with for now.
For now there doesn't seem to be a massively popular game on the topic probably because most educational games feel forced.
This is the impression that Twilio Quest gave me after looking at let's plays on YouTube.
Anyway, your idea sounds interesting however to know if people would like this you need to prototype it somehow.
Leftium|3 years ago
It teaches programming OK, but it's not a very interesting/fun game. It's more like programming lessons with game elements tacked on. So you actually waste a lot of time doing boring "game" things like walking around a map looking for stuff. You collect stuff like weapons/armor but 99% of the items don't affect the game in any way.
I 100% completed the Twilio API levels and API academy. It wasn't fun so I didn't bother to try the JavaScript/Python modules. (Also it was a little too basic for my level. TwilioQuest may be more engaging for kids who don't know how to program, yet.)
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This doesn't exist yet, but I'd like to create a VR experience that teaches programming. You can write "spells" that use the magic of loops and variables to generate objects in VR and automate them.
For example, a quest like building a forest of 10,000 trees could be done manually, but writing a VR "spell" would be the smarter, faster way. Later, this VR spell could be used/modified in the future for other tasks or just general VR content generation. It's not just a game, it's a platform for VR content generation.
nassimsoftware|3 years ago
For now there doesn't seem to be a massively popular game on the topic probably because most educational games feel forced.
This is the impression that Twilio Quest gave me after looking at let's plays on YouTube.
Anyway, your idea sounds interesting however to know if people would like this you need to prototype it somehow.