#223: Fun and Easy 2D Games with Python

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2019

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Have you tried to teach programming to beginners? Python is becoming a top choice for the language, but you still have to have them work with the language and understand core concepts like loops, variables, classes, and more. It turns out, video game programming, when kept simple, can be great for this. Need to repeat items in a scene? There's a natural situation to introduce loops. Move an item around? Maybe make a function to redraw it at a location.

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0:00.0	Have you tried to teach programming to beginners?
0:02.3	Python is becoming a top choice for the language,
0:05.5	but you still have to teach them how to work with the language
0:08.1	and understand core concepts like loops, variables, classes, and more.
0:12.2	It turns out video game programming, when kept simple, can be great for this.
0:16.9	Do you need to repeat items in a scene?
0:19.0	Well, there's a natural situation to introduce loops.
0:21.8	How about move an item around?
0:23.5	Maybe make a function to redraw it at a location.
0:26.2	On this episode, you'll meet Paul Craven,
0:28.0	who created a new 2D game engine for Python just for this purpose called Arcade.
0:33.8	And even if you don't teach or you're not learning Python,
0:36.6	it's great to play with.
0:37.9	It's really easy to make 2D platformer and side-scroller games.
0:41.9	This is Talk Python and Me.
0:43.5	Episode 223 recorded July 25, 2019.
0:47.5	Thank you. Welcome to Talk Python to me, a weekly podcast on Python, the language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.
1:07.5	This is your host, Michael Kennedy.
1:09.4	Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy. Keep up with
1:11.9	a show and listen to past episodes at talk python.fm. And follow the show on Twitter via at
1:16.7	Talk Python. This episode is sponsored by Indeed and Rollbar. Please check out what they're offering
1:22.2	during their segments. It really helps support the show. Paul, welcome to Talk Python.
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