Coding seems to be one of the most difficult work to do. Learning how to code takes time and a lot of effort. Recently, a classic candy brand in Japan named Pocky shocked people when they invested money in a campaign to make candies that get kids coding.
Quite similar to the alphabet sweets, those candies are designed with eye-catching shapes and colors, which makes kids enjoy from the very first sight. Of course, each has its own meaning and when kids eat them in order, candies absolutely make senses. In collaboration with these special sweets, a mobile app called Glicode is developed to guide kids how to code.
Before eating, kids have to place candies of different shapes and colors in a specific order then start Glicode on their mobile. Every kind of candy relates to an action, which lets the character progress in the game. By making the character perform duties like running, obstacle racing, zic zac moving..., kids learn about coding. In detail, each pie and its position presents one command. With several pies, Glicode will identify the order as a chain of commands, allowing the character to move in the game.
Glicode has been available on Android, and Pocky disclosed that it is being developed for iOS. No matter whether this campaign is approved by Apple or not, Glicode still has the potential of being popular. At least, Pocky is loved all around the country and Japanese are willing to by candies of Pocky along with Glicode or not.
Quite similar to the alphabet sweets, those candies are designed with eye-catching shapes and colors, which makes kids enjoy from the very first sight. Of course, each has its own meaning and when kids eat them in order, candies absolutely make senses. In collaboration with these special sweets, a mobile app called Glicode is developed to guide kids how to code.
Before eating, kids have to place candies of different shapes and colors in a specific order then start Glicode on their mobile. Every kind of candy relates to an action, which lets the character progress in the game. By making the character perform duties like running, obstacle racing, zic zac moving..., kids learn about coding. In detail, each pie and its position presents one command. With several pies, Glicode will identify the order as a chain of commands, allowing the character to move in the game.
Glicode has been available on Android, and Pocky disclosed that it is being developed for iOS. No matter whether this campaign is approved by Apple or not, Glicode still has the potential of being popular. At least, Pocky is loved all around the country and Japanese are willing to by candies of Pocky along with Glicode or not.