{"id":8169,"date":"2017-02-15T10:05:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T18:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=8169"},"modified":"2023-03-06T17:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T01:53:42","slug":"for-actress-gabriella-coding-is-like-directing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/for-actress-gabriella-coding-is-like-directing\/","title":{"rendered":"For Actress Gabriella, Coding Is Like Directing!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Actress Gabriella, Coding Is Like Directing!<\/h1>\n

Thirteen-year-old Gabriella is from Pennsylvania. She\u2019s in 7th grade and loves singing, acting, and reading. We were intrigued by her creative projects, and wanted to learn more about her experience with Tynker!<\/p>\n

\"P1020292What do you want to be when you grow up?<\/strong> A singer or an actress. I\u2019ve been Sebastian, Little Mermaid, and I was recently one of the kids in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dream Coat. I\u2019ve done a couple plays at my school and most of them at a performing arts center. I want to play Kristine Dey from Phantom of the Opera or Belle in Beauty and the Beast someday.<\/p>\n

How did you get introduced to Tynker?<\/strong> My technology teacher really enjoys the Hour of Code. He ran a seminar where he had us coding constantly last year, and I got hooked. I\u2019ve been using Tynker for about a year.<\/p>\n

Do you look at the Tynker community projects?<\/strong> Yeah, I do. I check it often. I think it\u2019s really nice that kids are able to show what they create – an important part of creativity is showing what you\u2019re doing and feeling that positive response.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite feature in Tynker?<\/strong> I like the fact that I\u2019m learning while doing something I enjoy. That\u2019s something that matters a lot to me – if you don\u2019t like what you\u2019re doing, what\u2019s the point? It\u2019s a creative way to learn too, and there\u2019s a lot of freedom. I like that you can draw your own characters or add your own photos. One thing I really like are the seasonal projects. I\u2019ve done a lot of them, and I think it\u2019s nice that Tynker offers something seasonal.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite thing you\u2019ve made?<\/strong> Either my Witch’s Cinderella Story or my Hoedown Number. I like to code stories, or projects where I can get the actors to dance.<\/p>\n\n\n