RokCoder Makes Games | Coder Kids Podcast Episode 18

In this episode, Jeff and James interview the Scratch famous RokCoder. We find out about his day job, what he likes to do for fun, and his sources of inspiration.

We also talk about his different projects, from his latest Scratch UNO game to Battleship, as well as his YouTube tutorials.

See below for timestamps.

0:00 Introduction 4:11 RokCoder Intro 7:19 How Cliff (RokCoder) got started in coding 10:07 How did RokCoder find Scratch 12:25 Story behind RokCoder's Caveman avatar 13:20 How RokCoder gets ideas for games and how they work 17:50 How long does it take to make the games? 18:22 Advice for people who are getting bored with Scratch 20:26 Badly Drawn Galaga game 24:03 Playing Battleship with RokCoder, strategies for Battleship 26:00 Video Game Talk! Play-ability, kid-friendly, how to find games 30:30 RokCoder's favorite games he's worked on 32:35 VR and PAX South 35:09 Educational philosophy of coding in schools 40:12 Benefits of Coding 43:54 Remix button on Scratch: Pros and Cons 48:09 Learning to code is a step by step process 52:16 Using Untiy and Scratch together as an exit from Scratch 55:03 Roblox Studio Coding and Unity 56:07 Minecraft 58:03 Conclusion

If you'd like to find out more about the legend, you can find him here

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiyt-5_urk7lx8sILRobDGA

Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/users/RokCoder/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RokCoder

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