Citizen Code

Video games have been evolving since the 1960s. Nowadays hundreds of people can work on one game in lots of interesting areas.

The more we use data the more there is. Fortunately we have keywords to help us sort things out.

Already robots can explore a volcano make cars put out fires and go to Mars! They can even make smart decisions on their own.

Designers help change happen by imagining ways new technology can be used to make life easier.

Pixels are little picture elements. You can have millions of them in one photo. The more you have the clearer your picture is.

Cryptology is not just for spies. It is the ‘hidden science’ that uses math to create codes and allows messages to be sent privately.

With virtual reality you can put on a headset and feel like you are entering a whole new world. It has lots of practical and fun uses.

Connected objects are things that can send information to each other over the Internet.

Hackers are people who love computers and study them to find their weak spots. They can use their skills for good or bad reasons.

The Fablab is a workshop where anyone can come and use computer-assisted tools to create the objects they want.

Cookies are small files that are created and hide themselves on your computer when you surf the Internet. They store information about you.

GPS uses around 30 satellites in space for geolocation—finding things or people on a map.

Music software has been created to help us compose produce and record music. Today this software can even improvise little melodies.

Ninety-nine percent of international Internet traffic passes through underwater cables. These transmit our data to servers in data centers.

An algorithm is a set of rules for calculations or searches especially by a computer. A computer algorithm is very quick.

Everything you do on your social networks is recorded indefinitely. Even if you delete something it stays on record.

When you read the news on social networks they analyze what you read and send you more of the things you like—and less new information.

Using the Internet too much can create a kind of addiction and be bad for your health. It’s essential to make time for other things too.

With all the information circulating on the Internet it can be hard to tell the difference between a hoax and something real.

Scientists are trying to create computers that can think like humans known as artificial intelligence.