{"id":7855,"date":"2017-01-20T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=7855"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:14:34","slug":"isaiah-loves-coding-to-make-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/isaiah-loves-coding-to-make-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah Loves Coding to Make Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Isaiah Loves Coding to Make Games<\/h2>\n<p>Ten-year-old Isaiah lives in Bryant, Arkansas. He\u2019s in 5th grade and likes to spend his free time playing games, walking, and coding. We interviewed him to find out what he likes about coding and what he\u2019s working on next!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-7858 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isaiah-VSCO-Cam-6.jpeg\" alt=\"Isaiah VSCO Cam-6\" width=\"347\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isaiah-VSCO-Cam-6.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isaiah-VSCO-Cam-6-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isaiah-VSCO-Cam-6-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Isaiah-VSCO-Cam-6-250x250.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/>What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> I want to be a programmer because I like to make stuff. Sometimes I make movies too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> I started coding at school when we did Hour of Code. I started with Tynker when my dad gave me his iPad and he had downloaded Tynker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong> Yes, I like seeing other people\u2019s projects and how they make them. I look at the code too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do you like to code?<\/strong> I\u2019ve always wanted to make games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker?<\/strong> At first, I struggled how to make games. It\u2019s best to look at the Tynker community first because you can get ideas from it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong>\u00a0Skull Escape.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/ide\/embedded?p=576af6211ae7a912228b456a&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><strong>What are you planning to make next?<\/strong> Well, I made a\u00a0game\u00a0called Milk. I just published it. I also want to recreate a game called Earthworm Jim. It\u2019s an adventure game &#8211; you\u2019re an earthworm inside of a robotic suit and you have to save a princess.<\/p>\n<p>Isaiah\u2019s parents think coding is a great hobby! His mom Priscilla told us that making games with coding is a new way for Isaiah to communicate with other kids. According to Isaiah\u2019s dad Ryan, \u201cPeople who code are now sculpting the way the world is, so it\u2019s cool to see Isaiah a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We love to hear that Tynker has been beneficial for Isaiah! Thanks for speaking with us, Priscilla, Ryan, and Isaiah. Good luck with Earthworm Jim!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isaiah Loves Coding to Make Games Ten-year-old Isaiah lives in Bryant, Arkansas. He\u2019s in 5th grade and likes to spend his free time playing games, walking, and coding. We interviewed him to find out what he likes about coding and what he\u2019s working on next! What do you want to be when you grow up? 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