Ask Slashdot: Resources For Kids Who Want To Make Games

Mr. Jones writes: My 11-year-old son is fascinated by gamesgame mechanics in particular. He has been playing everything from Magic to WarFrame since he was 5 years old. He seems mostly interested in creating the lore and associated mechanics of the games (i.e. how a game works). If it was only programming I could help him, but I am lost when it comes to helping him learn more formal ways of developing and defining gameplay. I really see a talent for this in him and I want to support it any way I can. Can you suggest any conferences, programs, books, websites, etc. that would help him learn' Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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