What could be the best way to introduce the world of computers to a kid, let’s say of 6 years old, so that he learns to handle it like a toy and stops dreading it like some esoteric, arcane and recondite machine from some eldritch, enigmatic, cryptic and phantasmal world ?

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    Games have hooked a lot of people.

    Maybe try a progression over time, like:

    • approachable games, to pique initial interest
    • games with building/construction/puzzle mechanics, to get the kid using the computer like a tool
    • text adventure games, to get them using the computer to work with things they can’t see
    • games with programming mechanics, to teach them to take control of the computer, modifying its behavior to suit them

    In the latter category, this one looks promising:

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/Baba_Is_You/