Tristen, a passionate young coder, recently won hearts at the Scratch competition with his emotionally touching and creative game. In the recent interview with him by the GEMA team he mentioned his inspiration who was none other than Walt Disney, through deeper talk he explained the game he made. It was the journey of a character who dreams of visiting a magical park with his best friend. But sadly, the best friend passes away, and the main character completes the levels all by himself.
It took one month for him to create this beautiful game, and his favourite part was designing the game map. But the journey of creating the game wasn’t smooth enough. He shared that the entire game disappeared due to a Scratch platform error, which was a tough challenge for him because just a while ago it was working smoothly. Still, he didn’t give up and managed to fix the issue.
This young brilliant mind prefers working alone, as it gives him the freedom to express all his ideas. He shared that his teacher Leo and his parents supported him throughout the project. Leo, who was also his elementary school teacher, was deeply impressed with the complex coding and unique concept Tristen created. He expressed how proud he was of his former student’s creativity.
Tristen felt excited and surprised to see his name among so many talented participants. He’s already planning for next year’s competition and dreams of becoming a full-time coder. His advice to other kids is powerful: “Don’t be afraid of problems or failure. Errors help us grow. Just start, be confident, and you’ll learn along the way.”
Teacher Leo encouraged parents to trust their children and guide them to use the internet wisely, just like Tristen’s parents did.