{"id":1593,"date":"2015-08-06T16:04:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2018-02-19T17:25:50","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T17:25:50","slug":"looking-future-festival-code-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/2015\/08\/06\/looking-future-festival-code-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking to the future at Festival of Code 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>This is a post by Rui Cardoso, one of our Business Analysts<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On Thursday, as part of our\u00a0efforts to establish relationships\u00a0with Scotland\u2019s digital community, I went along to the final day of this year\u2019s <span class=\"s2\">Festival of Code 2015<\/span>\u00a0in Edinburgh. The event was organised by\u00a0Young Rewired State and is a week-long global hackathon \u2013 all aimed at getting young people to start\u00a0coding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prewired.org\/\"><span class=\"s2\">Prewired<\/span><\/a> event, held at CodeBase in Edinburgh, was a\u00a0trial run for 11 different groups, represented by kids between 10 and 19 years old, to talk about what they had been working on during the week-long event. It was an opportunity for\u00a0people to practice their presentations\u00a0in front of a friendly crowd, before heading off to Birmingham for the real competition (and a fun weekend). All were likely\u00a0dreaming of being\u00a0victorious in the finale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So, what happened?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1594 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/yrs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"337\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/yrs.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/yrs-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 599px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 599\/337;\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Groups had spent a week with dedicated mentors who helped them code\u00a0their ideas from scratch. A huge well done to the mentors, who were all volunteers, for guiding the talented young people and challenging them to improve, be creative and, most of all have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Teamwork was a huge part of the process. Learning to work together, find common interests and how to divide\u00a0tasks between team members were all important. So too was the need to learn and grow any\u00a0existing design and coding skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the presentations, we saw some very interesting ideas and even more impressive executions; the websites, apps and games worked with open data and covered topics ranging from the creation of dynamic maps of Edinburgh with cultural attractions to gamifying learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1595 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/railcode.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"337\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/railcode.jpg 599w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/railcode-300x169.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 599px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 599\/337;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The final\u00a0group\u00a0(pictured above) that presented\u00a0decided that gaming is more fun when you are learning too. So, they took it upon themselves to create a game, RailCode, that acts as a route to helping people learn to code.\u00a0The game was both simple and ingenious \u2013 the player has to move carriages from one London underground station to another by typing commands for the game to execute. They can then set challenges for their friends to play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We are hopeful events like Festival of Code will inspire individuals and organisations to invest in our teenagers. We know how important it is for there to be the right conditions and support to develop young people\u2019s skills and the presentations showed the real opportunity for us all to create\u00a0meaningful experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Well done everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Follow the team via <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mygovscot\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>@mygovscot<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> on Twitter for more updates. Want to comment? Let us know below!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a post by Rui Cardoso, one of our Business Analysts On Thursday, as part of our\u00a0efforts to establish relationships\u00a0with Scotland\u2019s digital community, I went along to the final day of this year\u2019s Festival of Code 2015\u00a0in Edinburgh. 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