Code Hero: A game that teaches you how to make games

[Vulpes Abnocto]

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The words of Actualia and Codia are in peril,
and you're the only one who can help.
....no, really.
The makers of the indie game "Code Hero" really do need your help.
Otherwise this project, winner of the Maker's Faire 2011 Editor's Choice Award, the Maker Faire 2011 Kids' Choice Award, the Innovation Award @ SF Beta, and more, may not get off the ground.

Code Hero is a game that teaches you how to make games with a code gun that shoots Javascript in Unity 3D!
To make learning programming playable for all, we need your support to fund our Kickstarter and help spread the word. You get to play the beta now!

At the time of this posting, Primer Labs has been pledged $43,996 of their $100,000 goal. They're asking for any level of donation, as only four days remain on their Kickstarter venture.

• $1 - Preorder for beta access
• $13 - receive the full game along with exclusive access to enter the mysterious in-game 1337 club
• $31 - secret in-game rewards to be announced soon for preordering the full-priced game
• $42 - You get the digital download AND the boxed USB version! The Collector's Edition comes on a special USB drive in a book box signed by Alex Peake and the whole developer team with a scroll full of codefoo secrets. You also get a CODE HERO T SHIRT!
• $133 - membership in our founding supporter's club Invitations to special events UNITYVERSITY TUITION: A one-on-one live online mentorship session with one of the developers of Code Hero for yourself or a person you gift it to.
• $313 - Visit the Primer Labs HQ and meet the developer team! UNITYVERSITY TUITION: A week of daily one-on-one live mentorship sessions with the developers of Code Hero or a person you gift it to.
• $1,012 - A parent, teacher, student, administrator or entrepreneurial youth can pledge to give a school of their choosing a special school-wide Code Hero access. All their students will receive school accounts for Code Hero. Teachers will be trained by the Code Hero team to be able to mentor students who can mentor each other.
• $1,337 - Join Primer Labs' team to be a part of Code Hero's development! Founding Apprentices get ongoing personal mentorship for yourself or a person you gift it to. We'll feature any games you create on our site and help you promote your creations and kickstart your career as a game designer!
• $1,776 - Every Senator or Congressman who accepts this challenge will bestow a K12 Code Hero School License for every student in every school in their state or district. PETITIONERS WELCOME. If you are not a Senator, you can pledge at this level to petition your representatives:
• $2,600 - Join the Primer Labs team as an intern AND fly with us to Penny Arcade Expo East!
• $$3,133 - Help Build Code Hero & Celebrate in Berlin At Our December 2012 Launch Party!
• $4,237 - We will shoot a miniseries of 3 episodes of our ongoing documentary TV show about you and your evolution from your arrival at our as a new recruit to your apotheosis as a game development master at year's end!
• $10,000+ - You become a Code Hero character in the game who can teach millions of players in a custom game challenge designed with you as a part of our team. This is the ultimate interactive advertisement and soapbox for whatever you want to teach people about.

Primer Labs
Code Hero Kickstarter page

 

[Hyro-Sama]

Sounds interesting. I'll definitely be watching and reading up on this.

 

[Hells Malice]

This is...one of the lamest things i've seen in a very, very long time.

When you mentioned this in that kids thread I honestly thought it was just a troll page for a fake game or something.
But...to find out it's real?

Dear god.

Those pre-order bonuses are also absolutely hilarious.

 

[FireGrey]

Something like this could actually work, but judging by the video it's gonna be a flop.
I think that if there was a game like Minecraft that had this, it would be incredibly successful.
It would be awesome to code your own game on a sandbox game.

 

[Forstride]

I'll be honest here...That looks incredibly stupid.

 

[KingAsix]

Ok what exactly is this again....I think im missing something

 

[Saddamsdevil]

Something like this could actually work, but judging by the video it's gonna be a flop.
I think that if there was a game like Minecraft that had this, it would be incredibly successful.
It would be awesome to code your own game on a sandbox game.

Garry's Mod + WireMod.

Thank me later.

 

[shakirmoledina]

umm i dont understand this. what they could have done was actually teach a real language as a game. that way it would be fun and u would learn something good.

 

[prowler]

i laughed

 

[Janthran]

They could at least work on the name.
Also
>Need funds
>Spend 1K on the special effects

 

[servant]

Doesn't the newest version teach Javascript and Lua?
After seeing this video it looks embarrassing, but is this the most up to date version?