Re: [godot-tutors] Casual Tutor Talk - Supplementation

[Rémi Verschelde <rverschelde@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, the idea creating this mailing list is that email is the only
medium that everyone can agree to use. It's not the best one, but for
the current state of affairs it's plenty enough IMO.

It's great that we can contact teachers and tell them to join this
mailing list instead of tell them to join a private FB group, Discord,
Slack or similar.

Rémi

2017-10-19 7:21 GMT+02:00 Chris Bradfield <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> I'd prefer just about anything over Facebook for this. Is the email traffic
> really a problem for anyone? This is a *very* low-volume mailing list.
>
> Chris
>
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> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 10:00 PM, Ivan Skodje <ivanskodje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings!
>>
>> Since some people may be a bit tired of getting a lot of "casual talk"
>> through this email, I suggest we supplement it by using a closed facebook
>> group for more casual "tutor"-related talk :)
>>
>> If you think this is a horrible, horrible idea - don't be afraid to be
>> vocal about it.
>> It is my intention to make "talk" easier, without having to spam
>> everyone's inbox at once.
>>
>> Vennlig hilsen,
>> Ivan Skodje
>> http://ivanskodje.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: ODP: [godot-tutors] Looking for peer reviewing of teaching
>> material.
>> Local Time: October 19, 2017 5:42 AM
>> UTC Time: October 19, 2017 3:42 AM
>> From: ivanskodje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: tutors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <tutors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> I'm not saying I wont contribute - however It probably wont happen at the
>> same time as I work. It is hard to say right now, as I still haven't had a
>> single day to sit down in this yet due spending 3h travel every day... Once
>> I move closer to the capital of Norway, everything will become more stable.
>>
>> That being said, anyone that are interested will be more than welcome to
>> C&C and use/retrofit my course material into the official docs - when we get
>> that far :)
>>
>>
>> Vennlig hilsen,
>> Ivan Skodje
>> http://ivanskodje.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: ODP: [godot-tutors] Looking for peer reviewing of teaching
>> material.
>> Local Time: October 19, 2017 12:00 AM
>> UTC Time: October 18, 2017 10:00 PM
>> From: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: tutors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Anything you build for the community would be welcome, but I'd also like
>> to second the recommendation that you consider contributing to the official
>> docs. It's going to be the first place new users come, so it's important
>> that we make it a comprehensive and welcoming resource.
>>
>> There are currently far more tasks than there are volunteers to complete
>> them. A lot of the work can't really be completed until we reach a
>> feature-freeze stage - I've already had to rewrite some KinematicBody2D code
>> examples to reflect changes - but drafts and first versions are certainly
>> appropriate to contribute now.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chris
>>
>> --
>> Chris Bradfield
>> Founder, KidsCanCode
>> http://kidscancode.org/
>> 818-794-0522
>> Support our free video lessons:
>> http://patreon.com/kidscancode
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>> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 10:37 AM, Ivan Skodje <ivanskodje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I dont think I could cover, or rather create 'the' godot game that would
>>> promote Godot that way.
>>>
>>> Of course, I will do my best to create an open and worthy course. (Albeit
>>> slowly) :)
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from ProtonMail mobile
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>
>>> On Oct 18, 2017, 17:09, Leszek Nowak < leszek.nowak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to volunteer.
>>> I’ll put as much time as I can into the process. I personally teach
>>> geometry by example using Godot. And it looks like we (department)  are
>>> going to use Godot to teach simulations (as modules) this semester.
>>> Anyways I would love to help with your idea. Having good courses should
>>> guarantee steady increase in Godot users, which will secure Godot future.
>>> As a side comment. A Godot biggest drawback at the moment is a lack of
>>> “serious” developers/studios using it. At some point we should invest some
>>> time in making state of the art, eye catching examples. Something that is
>>> targeted at people that know game development. Maybe the third course could
>>> address that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Leszek Nowak
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Od: Ivan Skodje
>>> Wysłano: poniedziałek, 16 października 2017 06:45
>>> Do: tutors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Temat: [godot-tutors] Looking for peer reviewing of teaching material.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been on and off working for material for a Godot Engine
>>> Fundamental course (3.0).
>>>
>>> The plan is to create 3 courses, where the first course is dedicated to
>>> learn Programming with Godot Engine / GDScript. Not very exciting, but very
>>> fundamental and important - especially if you are new to programming. Here
>>> you will learn the basics about variables, OOP, and so on. This does include
>>> theory on each topic, and not just "teach by example".
>>>
>>> The second course will be dedicated teaching basic game development
>>> principles with Godot Engine. Nothing fancy, but you will get your feet wet
>>> and learn what you need to make your own 2D games.
>>>
>>> The third course will be dedicated to 2D and 3D game development. This
>>> will be a bit more advanced, but we will go more in depth and work towards
>>> developing a "bigger game".
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Why am I posting about this? Because I care that the learning material is
>>> excellent. I want people to be safe about learning good coding. Good working
>>> principles.
>>> What I would like to ask of every single one of you, are volunteeers to
>>> peer review the materials, during and after creation.
>>>
>>> Lately I have been busy due to getting a new job - dedicating my own time
>>> to learning everything I need in order to do a great job at ... my job.
>>>
>>> Now I am finally ready to go back in Godot, and - I figure while I spend
>>> 3 hours on the train rides, to write material for the course.
>>>
>>> Volunteers willing to review the material will get access to a Trello
>>> board, where I will post the content as I go. (I could go for Google Docs,
>>> but... well - let us try first and see how it goes).
>>>
>>> Thoughts? Theories? Game theories? :P
>>>
>>> Vennlig hilsen,
>>> Ivan Skodje
>>>
>>>
>>> http://ivanskodje.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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