On 10/3/07, Ian Mallett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There's the tutorials... > Since you know Pygame, why can't you just tech them? > Ian
I can't pretend to speak for Clare... but I think the idea is to give the students a sense of accomplishment within a short time frame. Writing a game from scratch can be a daunting proposition - something near impossible to have a bunch of budding programmers do in a short time. However, having students start with a game skeleton, and letting them use their creativity to "fill in the blank" could result in something both doable in a reasonable time and fun to do. As a teacher at heart, I fully support Clare's idea and wish I could help in a timely fashion. André
