David BlumeHad this conversation with my 10yo son: "This little thing is a computer, too. It's running Linux, and every game you see here is written in Python. That means the source code is right here. We can change it. We can cheat. We can turn these games into anything we want. We can write new ones."
Sure, this is somewhat true of our Windows and OS X computers, too. But the barrier to entry for changing games and writing new ones is higher, even if only marginally. Eben Upton said it during his PyCon 2013 Keynote speech: When the computer boots into a more neutral space and programs are easily modifiable, it facilitates exploration of the possibilities the machine provides.
I think the Raspberry Pi is brilliant. #python #pycon
P.S. I'd already disconnected the video cable before taking the photo.
Sure, this is somewhat true of our Windows and OS X computers, too. But the barrier to entry for changing games and writing new ones is higher, even if only marginally. Eben Upton said it during his PyCon 2013 Keynote speech: When the computer boots into a more neutral space and programs are easily modifiable, it facilitates exploration of the possibilities the machine provides.
I think the Raspberry Pi is brilliant. #python #pycon
P.S. I'd already disconnected the video cable before taking the photo.