Coding Heros

February 21, 2020

GOOGLE AND CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Students in Chicago Public Schools have created their own superheroes. These characters come to life in a new computer game called SuperMe. To make the game, students first had to learn how to code. Then they used coding to animate the characters. Chance the Rapper used SuperMe as the music video for “I Love You So Much,” his song with DJ Khaled.

Ian Fethiere, 11, was one of the kid coders. He’s having fun with his new skills. “I like making games where you can jump over objects,” he told TIME for Kids.

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