Ten-year-old Mckenna\u2019s Tynker projects are the definition of multimedia art! Mckenna is in 5th grade and hails from<\/span> southern California. Her biggest hobbies are drawing and writing, both of which she incorporates into her coding projects in amazing ways \u2013 she told us she makes \u201ccharacter sketches of what a character will be like before I put them in the game.\u201d We were really impressed by her plot-oriented animated projects and games, so we spoke with her to learn more about her and why she loves to code!<\/span><\/p>\n What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> I really want to be a cartoonist! I\u2019ve been working on animation a lot lately.<\/p>\n What\u2019s your favorite subject in school?<\/strong> My favorite subject is probably science or creative writing. I love science because I love learning about new things in our world, and I love creative writing because it helps me develop stories so I can incorporate them into as many things as I can.<\/p>\n How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> I got introduced by my friend Nico! We had Hour of Code at our school, but I was never interested because we had the option of reading in the library instead. My friend Nico told me about Hour of Code and we did it together. It was really fun, and I had an awesome time!<\/p>\n How did you learn how to use Tynker?<\/strong> After the Hour of Code, I loved it so much! Our school has Tynker, so I went to the coding club and got the basics down, then went from there. I\u2019ve been using Tynker for two years. There\u2019s been a lot of changes and upgrades! Tynker\u2019s great, you gotta stick with it.<\/p>\n Do you ever do the courses?<\/strong> Occasionally! I really like making things on my own, but the courses are fun to do in my spare time.<\/p>\n What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong> My favorite thing that I\u2019ve made is probably the game that I just made \u2013 the Story of Blank, but I do have one game that I\u2019m working on. In it, you socialize dogs in the medieval times \u2013 it makes sense when you see it! I kind of based the characters on my dogs because I have three dogs. When I make the character sketch, I give them a plot and story and go out on their personality, then draw them and try to incorporate as much of the plot into it as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n