CodeDay: A Digital Diary

CodeDay is a nationwide annual event that promotes creative collaboration between student artists, programmers, and musicians. The event is a fun way for high schoolers to get together, create games/apps, and learn new skills.

At 1am — when half the students are getting sleepy, and the other half are crackin’ open bottles of Monster — my friend and I decided to design a little video game ourselves. Inspired by the students we had met and worked with during the day, we began working on a game based on our experiences as mentors; a digital diary of our time at CodeDay.

Though we didn’t finish that night (the kids who drank Monster were bouncing off the walls), I later returned to the project and completed it. It encapsulates the quirky but thought-provoking atmosphere at the event.

Keyboard Controls

Arrow Keys — move

Spacebar — talk