Coding Games

About Samaira Mehta

Samaira Mehta is a 14-year-old Tech Entrepreneur who has been recognized by TIME as “One of the 8 Young Leaders Shaping the Decade” and a “Real-life Powerpuff Girl” by Hulu for her invention “CoderBunnyz” - a board game that simplifies complex coding concepts and teaches them in a fun farmyard adventure. Also the creator of AI gaming platforms CoderMindz and CoderMarz, and founder of Yes, One Billion Kids Can Code, Samaira has spoken at over 100 tech conferences and companies, including for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and the United Nations.

About the class

Coding works just like a game. If you’ve ever played Simon Says you’ve essentially created if/else statements and while loops; and if you’ve taught a friend how to play your favorite board game you’ve programmed them with functions. So what better way to learn coding logic and principles than through games? In this highly-interactive lesson, game designer and teenage tech entrepreneur Samaira Mehta will get kids on their feet and have them use their hands as they learn to code by playing games. Then they’ll collaborate to design and code an actual video game using the lessons they just learned. Come ready to play: after all, coding is a game.