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On 06/11/13 12:37, Rob Beard wrote: > > > On 06/11/2013 12:21, Philip Hudson wrote: >> My son got a Raspberry Pi for his 10th birthday today. Anyone got any Pi >> tips, tricks, hints, pointers, tutorials, or projects specifically for >> kids that they'd like to recommend? TIA >> >> -- >> Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz >> @UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63 >> >> > > Obvious thing I can think of is installing Scratch and maybe having a > play with that, there's loads of documentation and tutorials out there > and I gather from speaking to others with kids that it's quite popular > (heck what am I saying, I had a whole lot of fun with it too once I > got into it :-D). > > Rob > Scratch is on the pi by default and my latest update (see other messages) pulled in not only what seems to be general pi face support but scratch pi face support too, i don't have a pi face so maybe someone that does, can investigate and report back. Have a look at the python games, one tip if wormy is too fast, look at the source code for FPS = 25 and make that number lower, and the game slows down, i did this at the last exeter pi jam. Armed with this, perhaps look at the code together and do this. Talk to gordon about installing his BASIC too, if you're more used to BASIC it is a good way to learn and you're not trying to fight with python insisting that you have things like : ; and other blocks in exactly the right format. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 Exeter Raspberry PI Jam 23rd November - http://dcglug.drogon.net/meetings/ Torbay Raspberry Pi Jam 14th December - http://dcglug.drogon.net/torbay-pi-jam/ I am committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq