Hour of Code

Welcome to Hour of Code with Code-Decode!
Discover 7 free resources to learn about the core concepts of coding and create video games. You can sign up now to prepare your Hour of Code and explore the activities! All Hour of Code activities remain freely accessible to everyone, without sign-up, on computers and tablets.

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Activities list

Beginner

Variables

Discover variables, one of the key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about what data is and how it works.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Loops

Discover loops, one of the key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about the echo chamber phenomenon on social networks.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Events

Discover events, one of the key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about Artificial Intelligence, and how it might be meaningful in your life.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Actions

Discover actions, one of the key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about robots and what they can actually do.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Conditions

Discover conditions, one of the key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about the algorithms that power our online world.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Comparators and logical rules

Discover comparators and logical ruleslogical rules, which are key building blocks in coding, and use them to code a video game! Explore digital culture and learn about the tracking of our online activities.
[blocks programming, 1h]

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Intermediate

Create a video game

Create your first full videogame with GameCode! Create new characters, make them (a bit) smarter, give the player superpowers...
Sky's the limit!
[blocks programming, 2h]

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