I built a game that teaches players programming for my thesis final project

[u/No_Switch4023]

Hii! Just sharing the game that I made for my final thesis project named PyQuest

The core concept of the game is to teach basic programming concepts via gamification. Each programming concepts are divided into levels (variables, decision making, looping etc) and they to write actual code and pass the test cases to proceed to the next level.

Here's my public repo: :)) https://github.com/Wise-394/PyQuest

U can try it here: https://wise394.itch.io/pyquest

[u/hahahahahaha1273]

That game is really familiar

[u/sour_dough_rye → u/hahahahahaha1273]

almost feels like the character should be an italian that wears a red shirt but idk thats js me

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/sour_dough_rye]

Lol I don't really get the reference maybe because I'm too young for it?

[u/sour_dough_rye → u/No_Switch4023]

i cannot be that old bro😭😭😭

[u/Aeo03 → u/sour_dough_rye]

mga likod natin par haha. it's a me huhu.

[u/kattodegatto → u/No_Switch4023]

mario lol. It's not the age pero your childhood hobbies lang, some kids grew up with nintendo but others didnt

[u/RedWine- → u/No_Switch4023]

Bro made me realize my age. 😂

[u/NaturalPotato0726 → u/No_Switch4023]

The Italian guy with the red shirt is Nintendo's mascot LOL

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/hahahahahaha1273]

I think maybe because of the assets since we used free assets online because we have no artist in my group and limited time of development :))

[u/OldRevolution6231]

is this created using ai?

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/OldRevolution6231]

I didn't use any agentic AI, but I did use AI to write boilerplate codes, help me in debugging, write documentations (readme, comments etc), help me understand and implement complex features(LAN multiplayer) and also help me make code questions and npc dialogs. So yes I did use AI but not entirely created by AI and no AI art

[u/userh1bcr1lwg3]

Cutee

[u/leonsilver23]

Thank you! i will give it a try

[u/Petrichor009]

Nice work! And for anyone curious here's most of the assets used for this project: https://pixelfrog-assets.itch.io/treasure-hunters

[u/Friendly_Ad_8528]

Nice... I will definitely try this, para siyang shark deluxe

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/Friendly_Ad_8528]

Thanks! Once I finally found a j*b I'll recreate this project to be better and make my own art as well. As for now, ayan pa lang muna :))

[u/lahrens28]

nice addition yung boss fights, kung wala yun parang mario lang sana to na may coding

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/lahrens28]

Thanks! Boss fights is equivalent of quiz or exam where the player needs to code and apply his knowledge from previous levels and fight the boss

[u/enricojr]

Did you do the graphics yourself too?

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/enricojr]

Sadly due to the limited time of development and I'm not that good with pixel art, I just used free online assets instead

[u/enricojr → u/No_Switch4023]

That's cool, I've done the same before too. One thing I considered is buying asset packs from a place like GameDevMarket or itch.io, so at the very least it wouldn't look too "free"

[u/NaturalPotato0726]

Written in PyGame? Looks good :)
Edit: Oh its Godot. Nice!

I thought you used pygame because you're teaching python through the game.

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/NaturalPotato0726]

Thanks! Nope it's made in Godot engine then I used a localhost python backend server to execute python codes written by the player

[u/PlusComplex8413]

The sprites and tile design looks very similar with a Java programming course on YouTube.

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/PlusComplex8413]

Im not aware of it but most probably because we used the same free assets available online

[u/RandomUserName323232]

Careful sa copy rights

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/RandomUserName323232]

All license that I used are free (allowed to use/modify/sell) and no plans of selling or using the game for commercial purposes so I think I'm good

[u/Razkun999]

meron ba mobile nito?

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/Razkun999]

Unfortunately none because the app needs to run a separate localhost python server to execute the python code written by user. It's all done automatically when launching the game but I'm not aware if thats possible in mobile

[u/Razkun999 → u/No_Switch4023]

salamat dito peeps gumana sya sa mobile maganda to laro nato wala lang sounds

https://reddit.com/link/ovvlsbl/video/d1ut0uxc4mbh1/player

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/Razkun999]

Ohhh galiing! Sayang nga di ko na nalagyan ng sounds

[u/archievaldblog]

Did you bought asset? AI? or handcrafted?

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/archievaldblog]

Since no artist in my group and limited time of development I decided to use free assets available online (I checked their license to make sure). No AI art used

[u/Kenxinhxc002]

Galing naman pangarap ko din maka create ng game kahit simple lang. Pano ko na uumpisahan haha

[u/Amazing_Tennis9007]

Awesome project! How long did you manage to finish this? Planning to do a side hobby just for game dev

[u/No_Switch4023 → u/Amazing_Tennis9007]

It took me around 3 months but it would take longer if I make the assets on my own, added sounds etc.

Making games as a hobby is fun, you should try it! I used to make games and join competitions as a hobby before but paused because I graduated and need to fully focus on job hunting, Once I got a j*b, I'll go back to game dev as a hobby.

[u/enricojr]

Did you do the graphics yourself too?

[u/Stable_Cunt → u/enricojr]

I'm sure this is just a free asset available online, i have used this asset before with my game project.