I didn't join the squeakland mailing list to get recommendations for alternative platforms by private mail.
I run Linux, my son is on Windows. I need, prefer, and want to promote a cross-platform solution to teaching programming. Windows isn't the only/obvious solution to every problem, and I don't want to promote the idea that it is.
Etoys may be rough around the edges, but it does the job I need it to do.
forster@ozonline.com.au wrote:
Hi My reply is not about etoys so is not suitable for the list.
Try Game Maker the free lite version from yoyogames.com
collision detection works every time
education resources http://www.rupert.id.au/schoolgamemaker/
list of other possible programming languages http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/2007/02/game-programming-tools.html
Tony