What you need to know when you are coding a game for kids

#javascript #gaming #kids

Over the weekend I found myself coding a JS game for my kids. The game is very straightforward a word scrambler for kids at the ages of 6-9.
After finishing the first version, I sent the game to some colleagues to get feedback, and here are the things I learned:

plan the game before you start coding. Try to imagine the game flow, write the scenes on paper, and try to understand the game as it is.
Big control: while coding, always test your code, and see if things are working as expected.
get your kid's opinion, about everything, colors, text, words, settings.
feedback is important, while they are playing the game, kids, especially young ones, must have some kind of feedback, preferably visual.
hints and help: following the previous point, they sometimes need help. Adding some kind of help/clue after 2-3 failures is a must, otherwise, they will feel frustrated.

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