We had an absolute blast with our latest code challenge! Incredible projects poured in from around the globe, and we can't wait to announce the winners!
Here's the prompt students were given:
Welcome to Planet Fiero, where the robots are ready for an epic winter adventure!
This season, the robots of Planet Fiero are embarking on a thrilling journey through a mysterious, icy maze, and you get to be the architect! Your challenge is to design a maze using Code Blocks that will guide the robots through snow-covered paths, hidden twists, and frosty surprises.
And here are the winners!
13-18 Year Old Category
First Place: "Operation Frostbyte"
Creator: Andrew_
From the Creator:
I'm not really sure how I won as some of my competitors' projects were kinda beautiful and I was making it on a chromebook in between classes but that's cool. The game was meant to be difficult but I made it a bit too hard so I made an easy mode and a boss fight instead. Unfortunately it was STILL too hard so I made a power-up you can use that makes hard mode actually possible, albeit barely.
Organization: JONES LIBRARY, Metropolitan Library Commission of Oklahoma County
Project Link: app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/Andrew_/military-led-never
Second Place: "Blizzard Bots"
Creator: TechNerd64
From the Creator:
For Blizzard Bots, I really wanted the game to match the look of old Commodore 64 (C64) games, so I restricted myself to the C64's color palette. But, having a restriction in color was also my greatest challenge, for I didn't have many options to add detail or contrast.
Organization: Liberty Hill Public Library District
Project Link: app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/TechNerd64/neighborhood-record-example
Third Place: "Glacial Grid"
Creator: CodingFoxy
From the Creator:
I had a hard time—I even deleted everything and restarted with just 20 days left! It was the first game I actually finished. Before this, I’d start projects but never complete them. I had no one to rely on: I’m the only girl in my class who codes, my family didn’t know much about it, and I wasn’t even in middle school yet, so there were no teachers or clubs to help. Somehow, I still don’t know how, I managed to do this well.
Organization: West Jordan Library, Utah
Project Link: https://app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/CodingFoxy/visit-square-may
8-12 Year Old Category
First Place: "Robo Quest: The Frozen Maze"
Creator: zannathezee
From the Creator:
The thing that inspired me, was my coding lessons with Code Ninjas Enfield UK. They always encourage us to make different types of games, like platformers and top-downs. For this one, I wanted to use as many sprites as I could and even use my voice to guide the player because I wanted the kids who play the game to really enjoy it and have fun. My challenges were preventing my music for the levels from overlapping with each other, and getting my sprites to hide during the different levels. Also, my health for the player and the boss would eventually stop showing, so it took a lot of work to get them back. But I was proud of the final product in the end.
Organization: Goffs Oak Community Library, Hertfordshire Public Libraries
Project Link: app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/zannathezee/count-front-myself
Second Place: "Frosty Snout"
Creator: ArthurDZCT
From the Creator:
It is a game with increasingly difficulties moving platforms; collecting keys is a requirement to pass to the end of the game. I decided to make this game like this because I like puzzle games, so I thought I would make one so other kids can have fun like I do when I play.
Organization: Christchurch City Libraries, New Zealand
Project Link: app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/ArthurDZCT/pig-upper-pupil
Third Place: "Zero Degree Verse"
Creator: Nihal4ever
From the Creator:
In the Architect's Maze, navigate past five cunning alien enemies and unlock a secret passage with a hidden key. Your mission: outsmart the invaders and reclaim the stolen crown in this thrilling adventure!
Organization: Upper Hutt City Library, New Zealand
Project Link: app.fierocode.com/projects/code-blocks/Nihal4ever/face-zero-rhyme
Shoutout to all participants—you brought the magic!
Our next coding contest starts June 1 and runs until July 31! It's going to be to create a gallery website to host images of photos and artwork of stars and planets using HTML/CSS/JS.
Here are the details and marketing materials for that competition, for all of our library partners.