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Now, we're going to learn about something
that all game programmers use everyday. They're

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called events. An event tells your program
to listen for when something happens. When

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that thing happens, it performs an action.
Some examples of events are listening for

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a mouse click, an arrow button, or a tap on
the screen. Here, we're going to make the

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space bot greet the earthlings when a player
clicks on him. We'll use the "when clicked"

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block and attach the "say" block to it. When
the player clicks on the space bot, everything

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attached to this "when clicked" event block
will be performed. What does your alien say?

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There are also "when arrow" blocks. If you
link the "move" blocks to these, you can start

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to move your actors up, down, left, or right.
Step by step, your game is getting more interactive.

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For me, part of the reason I wanted to start a game company was because I wanted to make games

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I wanted to create something that people could love, play and enjoy

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My advice for kids who want to do things and learn computer science, just start doing stuff.

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Start playing around. And maybe if you're a little insecure or a little afraid, that's okay.

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Find a friend who maybe has a little more experience. Look at video tutorials.

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Just jump in there and try to create something. Even if you might be like, "Is this a little cheesy?"

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Or even if you want to look at it and say "Well I could just go play that somewhere else."

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The act of trying to create something in your own vision is an amazingly fun experience

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and I just encourage people just to DO stuff. That's really the most important part.