One of the best parts is its totally free. You make your world using 2D (32×32) sprites and you write the code yourself. For beginners this sounds like a daunting task and it is at first, but it’s easy to pick and you will be able to apply these skills in many different ways.

There is great support for beginners as Byond is a community of people. Go to www.byond.com for more info.

Some tutorials you might find useful are www.angelfire.com/games4/byond/ or www.angelfire.com/comics/japanbath/images/BYOND/multimobtut/tutorial1.htm and www.byond.com/members/DreamMakers?command=view_post&post=36143.

Enjoy!