Simar Khurana
Age: 7
Home country: Canada
Special skill: Creating videogames!
Hello! I’m Simar Khurana and I’m the world’s youngest videogame developer. I created my first videogame at the age of 6 years and 364 days – just 1 day before my birthday! The game is called Healthy Food Challenge, and I think it’s super fun.
I’m from Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, and like most kids my age, I’m a gamer.
When I was 6, and encouraged by my mum and dad, I decided to take my passion for videogames to the next level and learn how to CREATE them, too!
Finding a teacher was tough. Most of them just couldn’t believe that someone my age could take on something as big as learning to code.
But you know what? I believed in myself and knew I could do it. 💪
As soon as we found a teacher, and seeing how good I was at coding, my dad realized I might actually have a shot at breaking the world record for youngest videogame developer.
The only problem? I had just 4 MONTHS left to do it!
What a challenge…
What is coding?
Coding is how we tell computers exactly what to do using special instructions – it is super hard, like solving a giant, tricky puzzle where every piece has to fit perfectly!
How I became an expert developer
I had to work really hard to balance school, homework, sports and coding projects…
I was taking 3-4 classes a week and then spending 1-2 hours each day coding at home. 🤓
That’s a lot even for a grown-up!
Making the game took a really long time – it’s hard to be patient, and sometimes I wished that I could play outside.
But in the end, breaking a world record made me feel really happy and my family were so proud of me!
If you want to start coding, just do it! It’s fun. And if it’s hard, don’t worry… It’s like riding a bike: once you learn, you never forget it.
Simar Khurana
Healthy Food Challenge
I don’t like eating lots of foods, but the doctor told my sister and me that we need to eat healthily if we want to grow and be strong…
She showed us what good food looks like. 🫛 🥦 🍎 🥕 🍖
By that time, I needed to choose a topic for my game. So that gave me the idea to make it all about healthy food and junk food!
I want to help kids like me see why it’s so important to eat good foods and why we shouldn't eat too much junk food...
As delicious as it may be! 😬
So now you might think that this game is only about learning, but I promise, it’s also super fun!
Fun facts about me
I love sports and gaming! When I’m not busy coding, I like to:
- Dance 💃
- Take gymnastics classes 🤸
- And karate classes! 🥋
- Play Roblox 🎮
- Do arts and crafts ✂️
Oh, and I have a YouTube channel named Simars World!
But above all, I love maths and coding – when I grow up, I want to be a developer of games and apps. 🤓
And of course, if I get another Guinness World Records title, that would be really cool!
I’m amazed by the way coding lets me instruct computers and make them communicate with others.
Simar Khurana