12.13.06
I just got a really interesting email from Jon Schwartz
about a C# program that he has been working on. It's called Phrogram, this is a simple language that is interpreted
through the CLR, it is designed for educating people on programming. Jon Schwartz writes,
“In a nutshell, Phrogram makes it
fun and easy to program games and graphics – including, for instance, 35 simple
instructions to fly a 3D model around in a 3D skybox, controlled with an Xbox
controller. 10-year olds can do this, and grown-ups who have never before
programmed.”
Phrogram will
soon have an add-in that will allow you or your 10 year old to compile your creations
to your Xbox 360. Now what I am looking forward too is these same guys that made
it simple enough for 10 year olds to write games, are partnering up with Garage
Games. They are using TorqueX game engine as the rendering engine for there new
product Phrogram Indie Game Developer
coming next year.
Check out
these links for more details
Phrogram
Jon
Schwartz’s Blog
Channel 9
Video on Phrogram
TorqueX
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