Emily Breaks Down How Coding Powers Your Favorite Games

Hey, I’m Emily. And let me clear something up right away. Coding is not some boring row of numbers on a dark screen while someone whispers dramatic music in the background.

Coding is more like this: building a world, creating rules, changing how things move, and deciding what happens when someone hits a button.

Or as Max would say, "It’s basically giving instructions to a very fast and very literal robot brain." He’s not wrong. But I think it’s way cooler than that.

Every Game You Love Runs On Code

If you have ever played a game and thought, Who decided this character could jump that high? Or why does this power up appear right now? Or how does the score even know what I just did?

That is coding.

Someone somewhere has written lines of instructions that say things like: When the player touches this, do that. When the timer hits zero, change the level. When the monster moves, react this way.

That invisible system that makes everything feel smooth, responsive, and fun is code. And without it, your favorite game would just be a still picture.

I like to think of coding as the behind the scenes magic. Except it’s not magic. It’s logic mixed with creativity.

Coding Is Creative, Not Just Technical

Here’s the part most people miss. Coding is not only about making things work. It is also about making things feel right.

How fast does your character run? How quickly does the screen change? What sound plays when you win? All of that is carefully built choice by choice.

Oliver once said, "Coding feels like engineering for imagination." I actually loved that. Because it’s true.

You are not just typing commands. You are shaping how someone experiences a digital world.

Why Coding Feels So Powerful

When you change one line of code and suddenly something works differently, it feels like switching reality.

It could be something small, like changing the color of a button. Or something huge, like making a character fly instead of walk.

That moment where your idea turns into something visible on a screen is what hooks so many people. You get instant proof that your brain did something real.

And that is addictive in the best way.

It Is Not About Being A Genius

People love saying things like, You must be super smart to code. Honestly, no.

You just need patience, curiosity, and the ability to try again when it does not work the first time. Or the second. Or the third.

Max always reminds me, "Bugs are just puzzles wearing annoying disguises." And yes, they can get annoying. But figuring them out? That part is actually fun.

Coding is less about perfection and more about experimenting. You break things. You fix them. You try something wild just to see what happens.

Where Coding Shows Up In Real Life

Coding is not only for games. It runs apps, social media feeds, smart homes, navigation systems, and even voice assistants.

Every filter, message suggestion, playlist, and scroll feature is created through steps of code.

So the next time your phone predicts what song you might like or what word you are about to type, remember what Lily said once: "That’s not your phone guessing. That’s programming responding to patterns."

And that is pure STEM in action.

The Cool Part About Learning It Now

Here is the part that really matters. Learning how coding works while you are young gives you a huge advantage later. Not because it makes you smarter than everyone else, but because it teaches you how systems behave.

You start noticing patterns. You think more strategically. You begin understanding why certain digital things feel smooth while others feel clunky.

And suddenly you are not just a consumer of tech. You start thinking like a creator of it.

Final Thought From Me

Coding is not just for future programmers. It is for anyone who likes figuring things out, designing something unique, and controlling how a digital world behaves.

Whether you ever build a full game or just enjoy exploring how it works, coding gives you a new way to see the technology around you.

And as Oliver likes to remind everyone, "If you can imagine it, there is probably a way to code it." I think he’s right.

And honestly, I kind of love that idea.