THE PLAN

Your coding journey

By the end of this you'll have built your own games, put them on the internet, and be walking into GCSE Computer Science already knowing the hard parts. Here's the map.

Start here

Level 0 โ€” Press Start

No homework, no theory. We chat about what you're into, then you break some of my code and make your first drawing on a computer canvas.

your first sketch
๐Ÿ”“ You unlock: proof that you can already code (you just didn't know it yet)

Level 1 โ€” Make It Move

Shapes, colours and animation. You'll learn what a variable is by making things bounce, spin and chase your mouse โ€” not by reading a definition.

bouncing balldigital artscreensaver
๐Ÿ”“ You unlock: variables ยท coordinates ยท the animation loop

Level 2 โ€” Make It Listen

Your programs start reacting to you: mouse, keyboard, clicks. Plus your first look at the terminal โ€” the black hacker window from the movies. It's real, and you'll use it.

drawing appreaction gamekeyboard character
๐Ÿ”“ You unlock: if-statements ยท loops ยท terminal basics

Level 3 โ€” Make It Real

Functions and lists โ€” the tools every real programmer uses daily. This is where you build an actual game, and put your code on GitHub, where professional engineers keep theirs.

particle fireworksPongFlappy Bird clone
๐Ÿ”“ You unlock: functions ยท arrays ยท Git & GitHub ยท a public portfolio

Boss Level โ€” Your Ideas

Now you pick the projects. You build something you chose โ€” a game, a tool, art, whatever. I'm just tech support.

??? โ€” that's up to you
๐Ÿ”“ You unlock: walking into GCSE Computer Science in September ahead of the class

The rules