P2PU | Playing MadLibs with Python: Building Your First Game

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This challenge will take participants through the process of creating their first game using a programming language.

Ever wanted to build your own computer game? Here's your chance! Even if you are a total beginner, you will be able to complete this challenge. You'll be taken through the process of building a MadLib game, step-by-step. You will have to download a program (Wing IDE) but it's free, and we explain exactly how to do it. So why not sign up and get started?

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1. Learn about MadLibs View and Discuss Learn about how MadLibs work so that you can then build your own!
2. Download the tools you'll need to build your game View and Discuss We'll be building our MadLibs game using Python, so we need to download a program to help us use it.
3. Learn some programming basics View and Discuss Using Wing IDE, you'll learn some of the programming basics that you'll need in order to build your game.
4. Build a simple MadLib View and Discuss Learn how to build a simple MadLib game using the "Roses are Red" poem.
5. Get creative and write your own MadLib View and Discuss Here's your chance to get creative! Using the things you've learned throughout this challenge, write your own MadLib!

Kathryn Bland at Playing MadLibs with Python: Building Your First G

posted message: how the hell does this thing work we've just seen alfies video and we want to do the challenge that we did can someone please help us

18 Oct 2015 via courses.p2pu.org

Brylie Oxley

Brylie Oxley at Playing MadLibs with Python: Building Your First G

posted message: It seems that students can also use Python 3 for this challenge. Can we give them the option? We would simply have to show how to use the print() function in Python 3.

24 Dec 2011 via courses.p2pu.org

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