Printing for the NHS
The current lockdown situation has seen all First Coding classes move online for the foreseeable future. As there are no trips to the classrooms or our Salisbury offices being made,…
A Puzzle Challenge
It's challenge time! First Coding asked a couple of game studios to set a challenge and they didn't disappoint. No coding experience is required for these challenges, it's open to…
Game Design Video Series – Part 3
In this week's game design video we finish up on our Scratch game Lockdown Letters. Click the video below to learn how to code the paper aeroplanes that the player…
Game Design Video Series – Part 2
It's target time! In this episode we'll be looking at how the random targets in the game are coded. Every Friday they’ll be a new video showing how we make…
Game Design Video Series: Part 1
Welcome to the first episode of our Scratch game design series. Every Friday they'll be a new video showing how we make the game Lockdown Letters. Click the video below…
We’ve Broken Your Software, Sir
I was recently interviewed by the nice people over at TeachPitch. They wanted to find out more about the projects behind my TED talk and discover how I engage my pupils in…
Postponed – Salisbury Minecraft Event
This week First Coding would have been hosting another Salisbury Minecraft event, this time in the Salisbury Art Centre. Unfortunately due to the current situation, it's been cancelled. However, First…
Python Weather Recorder
Here at First Coding we love to see the projects that people work on after attending our workshops. Take this Year 9 python project for example. It's a weather monitoring…
Step by Step Video Guides to Game Design
JOIN FIRST CODING AS WE MAKE A LOCKDOWN COMPUTER GAME Starting Friday 24th April First Coding is about to start making its first computer game inspired by the current lockdown.…
How Can We Help?
This week our school groups will be moving online for the foreseeable future and we look forward to continuing the great work everyone has been doing. Unfortunately due to the…