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When, where, and how did you first become aware of JMonkeyEngine?<br>
What got you interested in using it?</p>
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Back in 2018, I decided to create a 3-D animation development environment<br>
that would run on Android devices.<br>
I went looking for a 3-D Java library<br>
that could be used in Android applications,<br>
and JME was the only one I found that had a &ldquo;code first&rdquo; approach.<br>
This was important to me<br>
because I needed to be able to create scene graphs from code,<br>
without relying on a visual editor.<br>
In addition, the on-line forum was very responsive.<br>
It looked like a good choice for my project.</p>
<p>In the end, an Android-based development environment<br>
was released to the Play Store, and it worked fine!</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMMLJF7GIH4">YouTube video: Simulating gravitation forces using variables</a></p>
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Congratulations on getting your project to the Play Store.<br>
Not all Android projects make it that far!</p>
<p>That video refers to the SceneMax Scripting Language<br>
and (briefly) displays what looks like a sample of it.<br>
What is SceneMax, and how did it come to exist?</p>
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As a kid, I was obsessed<br>
with creating imaginary worlds and pouring life into them.<br>
I used to write animations and games on my Commodore 64,<br>
using Microsoft Basic and 6502 Assembler.<br>
That was the only software-engineering education I have ever had,<br>
and in 1999 it was enough to get a programming job&mdash;<br>
after catching up on a few modern technologies<br>
such as VB 6, C++, and SQL.</p>
<p>Grateful for the tools that helped me launch my programming career,<br>
I decided in 2005 to create programming language that would encourage<br>
young kids to create games and become programmers.<br>
SceneMax was born.</p>
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Has SceneMax evolved over the years?</p>
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Originally it was an open-source project in C++,<br>
using DirectX for the rendering.<br>
Parsing was done using the <code>strtok()</code> function (no regex!)<br>
so the syntax was limited.</p>
<p>It was an immediate success, with tens of thousands of downloads,<br>
and it won first place in an open-source competition.<br>
More importantly, I used it to teach kids programming.<br>
My vision became a reality.</p>
<p>SceneMax got a few updates before reaching end of life in 2014.<br>
In 2018, I rewrote it from scratch, targeting Android devices.<br>
I used using Java, ANTLR4 for parsing, and JME for rendering.<br>
I started teaching kids with Android devices.</p>
<p>When I sold an online course to the Israeli Ministry of Education,<br>
they conditioned it on having a PC version,<br>
so I devoted my time to building a new development environment for PCs<br>
and porting the JME renderer to run on Windows.</p>
<p>The port proved surprisingly easy. It just worked!</p>
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What distinguishes SceneMax3D from other languages?</p>
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General programming languages such as Java, C++, and C#<br>
aren&rsquo;t suited to teaching young kids to code.<br>
It&rsquo;s difficult for these kids<br>
(non-native English speakers, ten-to-twelve years old)<br>
to write interesting programs such as games.<br>
With simple code, they can only create boring programs.</p>
<p>SceneMax3D fills that gap;<br>
it enables kids to write amazing animations and games<br>
in language that is very simple and intuitive.<br>
Later, when they feel comfortable with their coding skills,<br>
they can begin adding C# code to their projects.</p>
<p>Here are a few simple code snippets:</p>
<pre><code>d is a dragon
d.fly loop
d.turn left 360 in 10 seconds


t is a static track
car is a gtr_nismo vehicle : pos (0,3,0)
camera.chase car


skybox.show solar system
s is a sinbad
s.Dance then SliceVertical loop
b is a box : pos(4,-1,-20) and size (3,5,2) and material=&quot;pond&quot;
b.turn left 360 in 10 seconds async
b.move to (s) + 5 in 10 seconds async
when b collides with s do
  sys.print &quot;BOOM&quot;
  s.move left 5 in 10 seconds
end do
when key R is pressed do
  s.move right 1 in 0.1 seconds
end do
</code></pre>
<p>It&rsquo;s simple, generates attractive animations, and kids just love it!</p>
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Thanks for that answer and for the code samples.</p>
<p>If someone wants to teach coding to children younger than ten,<br>
what would you advise?</p>
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I&rsquo;d advise a block-based computational thinking course<br>
using software such as Alice, Tynker, Scratch, Minecraft web, or Roblox.</p>
<p>SceneMax3D has an option for adding smart macros,<br>
so that teachers and other companies can add syntax<br>
in the language of their target audience.<br>
In this way, even first- or second-graders can start coding.</p>
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Why extend SceneMax projects using C# instead of Java?</p>
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C# was chosen because it is used<br>
in the curriculum of the Israeli educational system<br>
and in other game engines such as Unity and Godot.<br>
I plan to add support for Java and JavaScript extensions in the future.</p>
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Are you planning any other updates or additions to SceneMax3D?</p>
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There are currently two white-label commercial products based on SceneMax3D.<br>
One is gaining speed and looks promising,<br>
so I&rsquo;m focussing on features that will help it succeed:</p>
<ul>
<li>improving the overall quality of the product</li>
<li>virtual classroom support to make teaching even easier</li>
<li>deployment to the Web and Android devices</li>
<li>real-time networking support</li>
<li>WooCommerce integration to allow artists to create and sell graphics and music packages for SceneMax3D</li>
</ul>
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SceneMax3D is a very impressive project!</p>
<p>I’ve run out of questions.<br>
Thank you very much for your detailed answers<br>
and the thought you put into them.</p>


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