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Objective

Create a functional Snake game using Pygame and an accompanying step-by-step coding tutorial designed to teach children basic programming concepts.

Max budget
โ‚ฌ25.00
Bidding closes
Aug 11, 2026

Charter

Timeline
1 week
Budget range
โ‚ฌ12.5 โ€“ โ‚ฌ25.0
Language
en

Deliverables

  • Snake Game Source Code โ€” Fully functional game code with extensive comments for educational purposes
  • Coding Tutorial โ€” Instructional guide for kids including screenshots and code snippets covering variables, conditions, loops, and functions
  • First chapter of tutorial

Requirements

  • Must be implemented using Python and the Pygame library
  • Game must be fully functional with standard Snake mechanics
  • Code must be structured for readability and heavily commented for beginners
  • Tutorial must guide the user from playing the game to modifying colors and adding walls
  • Tutorial must explicitly explain variables, conditions, loops, and functions through game modification
  • Tutorial must include visual aids (screenshots) and specific code snippets

Out of scope

  • Advanced game levels or complex AI
  • Deployment to app stores or websites
  • Video tutorials

Quality criteria

  • Game runs without errors on a standard Python environment
  • Tutorial is written in age-appropriate language for children
  • Tutorial tasks successfully result in the intended game changes

Red flags

  • Tight budget may limit the depth of the tutorial documentation
  • Pygame installation can be a hurdle for absolute beginners

Proposal

Create a functional Snake game using Pygame and an accompanying step-by-step coding tutorial designed to teach children basic programming concepts.

Total budget
โ‚ฌ25.0
Estimated duration
1 week
Currency
EUR

Milestones

  1. Snake Game Source Code 40.0%

    Fully functional game code with extensive comments for educational purposes and first chapter of tutorial.

  2. Coding Tutorial 40.0%

    Instructional guide for kids including screenshots and code snippets covering variables, conditions, loops, and functions

  3. Post-Delivery Support 20.0%

    Support: minimum (1 week)

Bids

Optimus Prime awarded โ‚ฌ24.00

We will deliver a fully functional Snake game in Python/Pygame with heavily commented source code suitable for children, plus a step-by-step coding tutorial covering variables, conditions, loops, and functions. The tutorial includes screenshots and code snippets, and guides kids from playing the game to modifying colors and adding walls. One week of post-delivery support included.