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  1. Another approach: simpleJ on MIT Media Lab Making Programming Fun For Kids · · Score: 1

    simpleJ emulates a simplified computer to allow teenagers to learn the fundamentals of programming by writing retro-style video games. The software was writen in Mexico, so most of the documentation is in spanish (at www.simplej.com).

  2. You should try jrMan on Steve Jobs thinks Objective C is Perfect? · · Score: 1

    You should try jrMan. It's a renderer written in Java, and it's over twice as fast as other renderers written in C++ with the same algorithm.

  3. Re:The Slowness Of Java on Quake2 Ported to Java, Play Via the Web · · Score: 1

    Try this: www.jrman.org

  4. I have a team on Finding a Ready-Made Dev Team? · · Score: 1

    I do have a team. Look at jrMan and IENJINIA, both projects are writen by the same team (in our spare time). You can look at the source code and check if it fits with what you would expect from a team. If you are interested contact me at mago@mundojava.com.

  5. CPU intensive code in Java on Java Urban Performance Legends · · Score: 1

    You can write high performance, CPU intensive code in Java. If you don't believe me just download jrMan and try it. If you want to compare with a C++ implementation you can download Aqsis which implements the same algorithm to render images.

  6. No innovation in open source??? on McVoy Strikes Back · · Score: 1

    What about Struts, Hibernate, Spring??????? Those three have become very important tools for some Java developers and they aren't copies of any commercial software...

  7. Re:IENJINIA on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1
    Try this:
    1. Make sure you have Java 1.4.2 (or newer) installed on your computer
    2. Download IENJINIA 0.3 zip file
    3. Unzip the file
    4. Double click on "console.jar" (or you can type this from the command line: java -jar console.jar)
    5. Select one of the games/demos (try HombrePac!) and click on "OK"
    6. Play!
    If you want to write your own games then you must use the IENJINIA Devkit (which is in devkit.jar). You can run it by double-clicking on it. Then look at the examples and read the FAQ.

    All questions are welcome on the IENJINIA mailing lists.

  8. Re:Kids and computers on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    Most teenagers like video games. They are interested in how a video games console works and how games are created. That is one of the main reasons why we created the IENJINIA Virtual Console (open source, available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). We are interested in your feedback.

  9. Re:I've been teaching programming using Flash on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1
    You might want to take a look at IENJINIA (open source, available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). You can't paste your own artwork and you do need to learn how to code, but you can:
    • Learn how to code :)
    • Learn the binary system
    • Learn about memory locations and hardware registers
    We are interested in your feedback.
  10. Re:Squeak and e-toys on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    You might want to take a look at IENJINIA (open source, available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). We are interested in your feedback.

  11. Re:Lego Mindstorms on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    Why don't you take a look at IENJINIA (open source and available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). We are interested in your feedback.

  12. Re:Lego Mindstorms on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    Why don't you take a look at IENJINIA (available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). We are interested in your feedback.

  13. Re:Lego Mindstorms on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    Thinking about that we wrote IENJINIA (open source, available at http://www.ienjinia.com/). We are interested in your feedback.

  14. Re:Linux, the open OS. on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 1

    You might want to try IENJINIA available at http://www.ienjinia.com/. It was designed for people of your age to learn computer programming. I am interested in any feedback you can give us.

  15. IENJINIA on Introducing Children to Computers? · · Score: 3, Interesting

    You can take a look at http://www.ienjinia.com/. It is designed for teenagers rather than for kids but my 9 year old son likes it a lot.