{"id":15738,"date":"2019-02-13T09:50:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=15738"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T00:44:44","slug":"raynor-excels-with-code-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/raynor-excels-with-code-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Raynor Excels with Code!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Raynor Excels with Code!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>8-year-old Raynor, who lives in Norway, loves to play with friends and code with Tynker! When he grows up, he\u2019d like to be a football player and maybe a programmer as well. His favorite subject is mathematics because it\u2019s fun! Raynor is a great cook&#8211;he\u2019s made fish soup and even cake! His dad, Raju, also told us that Raynor has a special skill for making friends&#8211;other kids love playing with Raynor, and he helps them learn how to code, too! Raynor says that sometimes making games in Tynker is hard, but he likes being challenged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had the chance to speak with Raynor and Raju about how Raynor excels, and expresses his creativity, with code!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> It appeared in my iPad and I checked it out. It was really fun because I did Scratch before Tynker so I had a little bit of experience. I tried to program some games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How did you learn how to use Tynker?<\/strong> I used some of the tutorials from the beginner projects, and I worked my way up higher and higher, to a higher level of difficulty. &nbsp;I figured it out on my own, during autumn holiday. And when school started we had Tynker practice time, where we learned how to use Tynker and how to program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How have your coding skills improved since you started using Tynker?<\/strong> I have improved to take the right order and use more blocks and improve the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your first project?<\/strong> The first game I made by myself is \u201cBigfoot Hunting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5bc44ddf433bd80ce11bc773&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><em> &#8220;Bigfoot Hunting&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where did you get inspiration for that game? <\/strong>I took a little bit of real life and fantasy. Hunting is in the real life, and Bigfoot is a fantasy, and I brought them together to make a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long did it take you to make?<\/strong> Probably 4 or 5 weeks on and off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?<\/strong> My dad inspired me to code and I began to code. I coded every week, then I think it was really fun. Then I coded more and more and more, and I like it very much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do you have a favorite code block?<\/strong> I like the broadcast code and some of the variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you do with a project when you\u2019re done with it?<\/strong> &nbsp;I show it to some of my friends and if it\u2019s cool then they probably try to search for it. I find out if it can be improved before I publish it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=5bd2f785433bd80a7b0a552e&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">&nbsp; <em>&#8220;Dragonball Z Arcade&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are you planning to make next?<\/strong> &nbsp;I\u2019m making a project now. My friends and I made a game in real life, and I thought, why can\u2019t we make it in Tynker? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your favorite thing about Tynker?<\/strong> How we can search for others\u2019 projects.&nbsp;Sometimes I get ideas for projects by looking at others\u2019 projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you think coding will prepare you for the future?<\/strong> It\u2019s good to be important for the future, to make things like more robots, or more games, to help the life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Do you think other kids should learn to code?<\/strong> Yes, they don\u2019t need to like it, but I hope they will try to code. I try to help other kids [at school]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advice would you give to kids just starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> They could check out the tutorials of Tynker and learn how to code before they get started. And when you progress a little bit more you can make games by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raju\u2019s encouraged Raynor all along his coding journey, and when Raynor started using Tynker, Raju was pleased with the progress he was making: \u201cHe even talked about variables and I was surprised by that. I didn\u2019t expect he\u2019d learn so fast and well.\u201d When it comes to coding, Raju explained that Raynor likes to think big: \u201cHe\u2019s so curious. Like with Fortnite, he asks, can we do something like that? You can think about such difficult games, that might not be easy but it\u2019s not impossible. He likes challenges, he\u2019s very curious. He asks, \u2018Could that be done in different ways to make it better?\u2019 with different projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coding has helped Raynor develop other skills, besides just coding itself. Raju said it helps Raynor \u201c[b]e creative, create ideas. He\u2019s curious, trying to figure out; [he\u2019ll ask] \u2018Can we do this with coding?\u2019 He needs to be patient&#8211;you need to debug and it takes time to solve it. That helps him to be more patient. That attitude helps with coding.\u201d Coding helps Raynor have options: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEveryone needs to learn coding at this time. That will be very much helpful in a future career, even if he becomes a football player.\u201d And Raju likes the collaborative aspect of Tynker: \u201cI find it quite good for the kids to share their ideas and projects and to learn from others\u2019 projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks, Raynor and Raju, for taking the time to interview with us! We can&#8217;t wait to see what you come up with next, Raynor!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raynor Excels with Code! 8-year-old Raynor, who lives in Norway, loves to play with friends and code with Tynker! 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