Pacifica KPFK Radio's Global Village interviews Alex Peake about Code Hero
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The KPFK Pacifica Radio Digital Village show's Brandon Barney and Brittany Gallagher interviewed Alex Peake of Primer Labs about Code Hero, the game that teaches you how to make games. Also check out the show's retrospective on the legacy of Steve jobs( Pt.1, Pt.2, Pt.3), and their recent episodes including interviews with Kevin Mitnick, Jason Silva, John Perry Barlow, Jaron Lanier and Douglas Rushkoff. Here's one of the questions from the interview:
What level of code experience will someone need to enjoy the game?
Zero or a lot. If you're playing to enjoy it, you should enjoy it and it shouldn't stress you out like a test. On the other hand if you have code knowledge you should be able to bring that knowledge to bear. The game teaches fundamental computer science, but it teaches it in a way that is visceral and physical and fun. For example, in the beginning you get to do the classic "hello world" example that makes some text appear. But the next example is called "It also does explosions!" because you then get to shoot some code that does something spectacular in the 3D game world.
