This 9-year-old Nigerian has built over 30 mobile games


Basil Okpara, a nine-year-old boy who lives with his parents in Lagos, has reportedly built over 30 mobile games.

According to CNN, Basil builds the games using Scratch 2, a free programming application, which allows users to create games, animations, and stories.

It takes him about 30 minutes to create a new mobile game. The boy, who expressed interest in building animal games, race games, and running games, is aspiring to become a scientist.

“In the future, I want to be a scientist. I have built over 30 mobile games. I like to build animal games, car race games, and running games,” Basil told CNN.

Basil’s interest in creating his games started two years ago when he got scolded for spending all of his time playing games. His father, Basil Okpara, snr, said his son had always shown interest in computers and was always playing games with his phone.

In March, his father signed him up for a five-day boot camp organised by Codefest International for children between the ages of five years and 15 years. The training exposed children to emerging technologies like robotics and virtual reality.

Basil’s games are still in their raw form and can currently only be accessed on computers that have Scratch 2 installed but one of the games, frog attack, will be available to the public on Google play store in August. (Thecable)

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