Nintendo just released "Game Builder Garage", a new app for anyone who wants to learn the basics of video game building. Game Builder Garage uses a visual programming language that lets you connect characters called “Nodon” that have different properties. By combining guided lessons with a variety of Nodon characters and objects Nintendo hopes to make game building as much fun as playing a video game.
The app has two different modes: Lesson mode and Free Programming mode. Lesson mode consists of interactive lessons that include puzzles and tasks for the user to solve. It's designed to introduce the beginner to the mechanics involved in video game design and to reinforce that material by means of the tasks that have to be completed.
Free Programming mode allows users to design and create their own games. In this mode you can switch between programming and game playing just by pressing a button, so you can test your design and make changes quickly and easily. In addition, you can upload your game to a "game hub" where other learners can download it and you can download their games, play them and study how they were constructed.
Game Builder Garage is designed for the Nintendo Switch and is available in the Nintendo eShop for $29.99. To see a video of Game Builder Garage in action go to: https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/game-builder-garage-switch/
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