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CHARGER RUN

Vicken Ezik

Vicken has been learning to code since he was in third grade! While attending Code Ninjas, he enjoyed meeting other ninjas to playtest his projects with. In Vicken’s Black Belt project, Charger Run, the user must progress through each level by avoiding obstacles to plug the charger into the outlet.

Midland Park, NJ

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SPHERIA

Caleb Smith

Caleb has been attending Code Ninjas since his location first opened. During this time, Caleb has shown focus and determination by always taking the time to add details to his projects. Caleb’s Black Belt project, Spheria, is a 3D platformer game where the user plays as a golf ball and must overcome obstacles in order to obtain the Sphere of Influence.

Shreveport, LA

BLACK BELT

APOCALYPSE

Nam Nguyen

Nam has been with Code Ninjas for about 3.5 years! Throughout his experience at Code Ninjas, he has learned so much about coding, project management, critical thinking, and other important skills. In his project, Apocalypse, Nam used his skills to create a zombie survival first person shooter. The game gets progressively harder and keeps track of the points the user earns between sessions, so they can come back and keep playing whenever they’d like!

College Station, TX

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UNTITLED PLANE GAME

Noah Bradatanu

Noah has been practicing programming from a young age. He has always had a passion for coding and music. In his Black Belt project, Untitled Plane Game, the user pilots a plane through multiple maps to get the fastest possible time!

Windsor, ON

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ANTIDOTE

Nicole Butler

Nicole is a creative, determined, and funny individual who spends her free time participating in sports, arts, and coding. Her project, Antidote, is a unique story-driven rhythm game where you are sent back 30 years into the past to save the future from an illness. To progress through the game, you must tap keys with the correct timing. Each level gets progressively harder!

London, ON

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REGULAR RUNNER

Shriyans Ghosh

Shriyans has been at Code Ninjas for 3.5 years and has applied the acquired programming and problem-solving skills to develop his Black Belt project, Regular Runner, a game that combines the platformer and speed run genres. Shriyans aspires to major in Computer Science for his college education and looks forward to applying math and algorithm design to develop cyber security solutions that will protect networked transactions. After finishing Black Belt, Shriyans will give back by continuing to motivate fellow Ninjas through mentorship and internships at Code Ninjas Palos Verdes.

Palos Verdes, CA

BLACK BELT

ESCAPE THE NIGHTMARE

Ugur Recber

Ugur has been at Code Ninjas for 1.5 years. He is dedicated to coding and enjoys creating games in both Unity and Roblox in his free time. His Black Belt project, Escape the Nightmare, sees players surviving for as long as they can whilst using different weapons from the shop, all while trying to get a high score.

Enfield, UK

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MINESWEEPER

Daniel Hart

Daniel recreated Minesweeper as his Black Belt project because he enjoys playing the classic game, and wanted to put his own original spin on it. He would like to continue learning to code and become a web developer in the future.

Powell, OH

BLACK BELT

BREAKTHROUGH

Andrew Cline

Andrew has been at his local Code Ninjas since their grand opening, and his dry sense of humor has always been a pleasure to have in the Dojo. He has a passion for learning and is very focused on his goals. His game, Breakthrough, is a classic side-scrolling platformer that takes its inspiration from games such as Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. Players win by defeating the Reds in each of the 4 levels. Good luck!

Avon, OH

BLACK BELT

PUNK'D

Misha Zavesoff

Misha has been with Code Ninjas Scottsdale for 4 years. He is a creative, brilliant, persevering Ninja who always strives to improve his development skills in and out of the Dojo. His Black Belt game, Punk’d, is a multiplayer steampunk shooter with an assortment of weapons players can use to clash with each other over LAN. Misha is continuing to develop more games while working as a Code Sensei teaching kids the same concepts he learned as a Ninja. Try the single player version online or download the multiplayer version to play with friends on a local area network (LAN)!

Scottsdale, AZ

BLACK BELT

FAKEMON:

CHROMAFIRE

Anirudh Chalamkuri

Anirudh is a self-motivated ninja who goes above and beyond requirements to make his projects the best they can be. He is also very passionate about helping other ninjas in the dojo. In his Black Belt project Fakemon: Chromafire, he decided to create a turn-based RPG because he wanted to do a game that was both 2D and 3D in a fun and interesting way. In Fakemon: Chromafire, you fight monsters in turn-based battles using your ninja tools to stop the invasion and save the village.

Peoria, IL

BLACK BELT

DREAM SWING

Alex Mitera

Alex’s first experience with coding in Roblox Studio led him to sign up at Code Ninjas, where he has been for the past 2 years. His Black Belt project, Dream Swing, requires a player to swing between different platforms, in order to progress through multiple levels. The hardest part of developing the game was implementing physics; the game involved trigonometry, which he taught himself, and calculus concepts, which he learned from a Code Sensei. Now that he has achieved his Black Belt, Alex will start mentoring younger ninjas with their projects.

Arlington Heights, IL

BLACK BELT

SUPER TIC-TAC-TOE

Connor Cruz

Connor is a wonderful example of endurance, patience, and technical know-how. He flourished in his time at Code Ninjas and has created a great project for his final Black Belt: Super Tic-Tac-Toe. It is an ingenious game where each larger tic-tac toe square contains another tic-tac toe game inside! Two to five players can battle it out in a traditional 3x3 square or a challenging 5x5 square.

Markham, ON

BLACK BELT

GANG OF GOBLINS

David Ileleji

David has been with Code Ninjas for 3 years and has worked hard through COVID and lockdowns to complete his Black Belt. In David's game, Gang of Goblins, the player must navigate through a maze filled with enemies to destroy the wizard boss in order to escape the dungeon.

Markham, ON

BLACK BELT

RANDOM BEAN GAME

Drew Kanderski

Drew has been with Code Ninjas for 3.5 years. He is a dedicated, creative, and hardworking ninja who is always trying to find creative and unique ways to make his games stand out. His Black Belt project, Random Bean Game, was inspired by all the games he loves to play.

Avon, OH

BLACK BELT

COOKING MANIA

Kai Wardlow

Kai has been at Code Ninjas for 4 years now and has learned a lot on their journey as a Ninja that they will carry with them for the rest of their life. Cooking Mania is a cooking game with the objective of following a sequence of steps to complete customer orders and make enough money to win the game.

Powell, OH

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CANDY CRAWLERS

Anav Patel

Anav is a hard worker who enjoys learning to program and spends his free time building web apps. His project, Candy Crawlers, features endless action-packed procedurally-generated levels containing collectibles, enemies, and plenty of gear at the players’ disposal. The objective of the game is to collect the candies and defeat the candy catchers before the timer hits zero!

London, Ontario

BLACK BELT

SOLAR ESCAPE

Riley Jenkins

Riley has consistently shown a passion for learning, self-motivation, incredible focus, and a strong work ethic. Riley's game, Solar Escape, is not just a culmination of what he has learned and the work he put in, but also his unique creativity and ability to design fun, quality gaming experiences.

Parker, CO

BLACK BELT

SPACE ESCAPE

Jaden Hollenbaugh

Jaden has been at Code Ninjas for 3 years and is excited to finish his belts! He enjoys programming and developing games, and plans on continuing now that he has completed Black Belt. His game, Space Escape, is a platformer where you must escape a hostile, alien planet in 120 seconds. To escape, you must collect special gems to make it through each stage while avoiding UFOs and aliens that are after you.

West Katy, TX

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PICTOMANIA

Shrika Iyer

Shrika has been at Code Ninjas for the past 3 years. She has enjoyed learning about Unity and coding in C#, and is proud to have created a game for others to enjoy playing. Shrika’s project Pictomania is a spinoff of Pictionary, and the first multiplayer Black Belt project! A group of 4 players can play together, taking turns drawing and guessing clues to win!

Powell, OH

BLACK BELT

SHURIKEN ATTACK

Eun Lee

Eun is an active participant at her Code Ninjas and is always calm and balanced while working on coding projects. Eun credits her parents for their support and strength as she worked through each belt. Her Black Belt project, Shuriken Attack, is a run and jump game, in which the player must jump over everything to win. Although it might not look tricky, it takes a lot of patience to win her game!

Rancho Bernardo, CA

BLACK BELT

SHODDY SANDBOX

Benjamin Xiao

Ben has been at Code Ninjas Franklin since their opening, and has been one of their most diligent ninjas. With the support and encouragement of his family, he has accomplished so much at Code Ninjas! Ben’s project, Shoddy Sandbox, is a fun take on a tower defense game in which the player must defend their sandcastle from waves of sand attacks. Ben is constant reminder of how Code Ninjas can shape young lives for a bright future.

Franklin, TN

BLACK BELT

GRAVITY TRAILS

Devin Deng

Devin is a hard-working ninja and a perfectionist who excels at his work. Devin's game, Gravity Trails, is a gravity-inversion platformer that contains many challenging obstacles across multiple themed levels, and is very entertaining.

East Gwillumbury, ON

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NINJA PARKOUR

Bryan Castillo

Bryan has been a superstar ninja at his Code Ninjas location, rocketing to the top of the totem board in no time! Bryan enjoyed playing parkour games on Roblox, which inspired him to create Ninja Parkour for his Black Belt project. Other ninjas who have played his game have dubbed it “the keyboard breaker,” as it requires constant jumping with the spacebar!

Memorial City, TX

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CUBIT'S DEFENSE

Virgilio Gombio Jr

Virgilio's game, Cubit Defense, is a tower defense game with endless waves of enemies. The game provides plenty of upgrades for the player to add to their towers to protect their city from the cubits. Virgil is part of the founding families at Code Ninjas Fleming Island and is now a Code Sensei helping ninjas learn coding just like he did.

Fleming Island, FL

BLACK BELT

VELO BALL

Elias Zoumberakis

Elias has always enjoyed coding and loves creating fun games for his friends. His Black Belt project, Velo Ball, is an entertaining “time waster” in which players go down an endless tunnel and try to survive for as long as possible. Elias learned a lot from testing his game with his friends in order to create a game that would keep them entertained for a long time!

Los Alamitos, CA

BLACK BELT

PROJECT ANNIHILATION

Vedant Kumar

Vedant Kumar has been programming and learning several coding languages at Code NInjas Hillsborough-Montgomery for the last 3 years. His Black Belt project, Project Annihilation, is an open-world game where the player controls a robot — and the occasional goblin — to try to eliminate all enemy life on a planet. Will your player be able to reclaim the planet which was overtaken by goblins?

Hillsborough - Montgomery, NJ

BLACK BELT

SPACE INVASION

Siddharth Kumar

Siddharth Kumar has been at Code Ninjas Hillsborough-Montgomery for the past three years and is currently working as a Code Sensei. Siddharth has always been fascinated by outer space, so that’s why he decided to make Space Invasion as his Black Belt project. In Space Invasion, the user commands a spaceship to try to stop an alien invasion that threatens humanity’s existence.

Hillsborough - Montgomery, NJ

BLACK BELT

ROBOT CLICKER

Xander Bell

Xander Bell has been at Code Ninjas for 4 years. His Black Belt project, Robot Clicker, was very dull and grey at first, but later became colorful and exciting after implementing changes based on feedback he received from others! Xander has two dogs, the bigger being younger.

Hilliard, OH

BLACK BELT

SOARING SQUIRREL SHIPMENT

Ethan Marks

Ethan was one of the first ninjas at his Code Ninjas center, starting when he was just 7. He is fascinated by aerodynamics and logistics, so he combined the two in his game, Soaring Squirrel Shipment, where flying squirrels deliver packages. Ethan also enjoys reading and learning about architecture, astrophysics, and science in general.

Gateway Commons - Wake Forest, NC

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PLANET DEFENDERS

Preston Rigsby

Preston has been at Code Ninjas for 2 years, and he loves to code his own games in a variety of different programming languages. He also enjoys Roblox and even helped with Roblox camps at his center. Everyone at his center is proud of Preston’s hard work on his Black Belt project, Planet Defenders, and wishes him the best in his future.

Friendswood, TX

BLACK BELT

DOOM GUY IN SPACE

Jack Cherniawski

Jack has been coding for 6 years. He began his coding journey in Scratch by first tinkering with the blocks until he figured out what they did, then he explored other’s projects and became inspired by the amazing things that could be achieved with code. His parents signed him up for Code Ninjas when they learned about his passion for coding, and now that he has accomplished his Black Belt, he will become a Code Sensei!

O'Fallon, MO

BLACK BELT

JOHN THE BOMB

Nishant Biswas

Nishant is incredibly creative and spent a lot of time working on the art for his Black Belt game. His project is an action platformer where the player must escape different islands invaded by robots. Your player will change headbands and get different special abilities based on the type of biome you are playing in. Good luck in the race against time to escape the island of what should have been paradise!

Stone Oak, TX

BLACK BELT

RED PLANET

David Chen

David has been at Code Ninjas for just over three years. He is one of the hardest working ninjas at his center, and everyone at the center knew he would be motivated to achieve his Black Belt from the day he joined! Red Planet is a simulation game where the player can experience actually standing on Mars! Feel the gravity! Breathe the air. Oh wait - you can't breathe on Mars...

Sugar Land (Riverstone), TX

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DRIFTER GODZ

Adam Brown

Adam has been with Code Ninjas for 3 years. He is a diligent worker, and it shows with everything he puts his mind to. Adam took what he learned and used it to the fullest to make his first custom game! Adam's game has fast paced movement, GUI that is easily accessible, and is a game that anyone can pick up and play.

Lee's Summit, MO

BLACK BELT

GAME NAME

Bryce Owen

Bryce has been at Code Ninjas for 2 years, and knows he wants to work in game development when he grows up. He is proud of the work he put into the game’s movement system in his Black Belt project because he had not yet done a 100% physics-based character before. His advice to other Black Belt ninjas is to not overcomplicate things and keep their projects simple!

San Antonio, TX

BLACK BELT

TOTALLY A CLEVER

TOTALLY A CLEVER

TIMESCAPE

Riley Patrick Cook

Riley has been working through the curriculum at Code Ninjas for around 3 years. His project, Timescape, relies heavily on movement physics and calculations that took a long time to perfect. The game is made to be easy to "speedrun" to try to complete the game as fast as possible. Riley has started helping others as a Code Sensei and will continue working on more projects to come!

Southwest Omaha, NE

BLACK BELT

HEROES OF THE CREATURES

Kayllen Li

Kayllen has aspirations of studying computer engineering or computer science. Her project, Heroes of the Creatures, is a 2D adventure game that involves solving puzzles through collecting and interacting with objects. This game encourages players to use critical thinking skills to find connections between objects to save animals and creatures.

Elk Grove, CA

BLACK BELT

STACK

Ria Kulkarni

Ria has been at Code Ninjas for about 3 years and has worked hard on her Black Belt project. Despite the obstacles and bugs she encountered, Ria persevered and made her game happen! Stack is a game in which you stack blocks and proceed to make a tower as tall as possible.

Poway, CA

BLACK BELT

HISTORIA GLADII

Insan Adhikari

Insan was one of the first ninjas to join his local Code Ninjas. He has amazing determination and has worked tirelessly towards achieving his goals. He also has begun assisting other ninjas with their coding and by giving presentations on STEM-related topics. Insan’s project Historia Gladii features a knight on a mission to defeat the slime king and uses some challenging movement design and code!

Harrisburg, PA

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BEE HERO

Owen Little

Owen is a talented coder who enjoys helping others. He has made a positive impact helping with camps, events, and teaching coding concepts to younger Ninjas at his center. Owen strives to make a difference and made his game to raise awareness about the importance of bees in our world. Bee Hero is an idle game about collecting honey with a group of customizable bees.

Broomfield, CO

BLACK BELT

MEME TO THE MOON

Alan Berwary

Alan was one of the very first ninjas at Code Ninjas Franklin. Over the years he has impressed the staff with his incredible coding skills and willingness to help fellow ninjas climb the belts. Alan has even created his own brand, ICreateYouPlay, with merchandise, a YouTube channel, and now a fully-developed Unity game, Meme to the Moon!

West Katy, TX

BLACK BELT

CODEY RUN

Michael Hudanick

Michael has been at Code Ninjas for 3 years and is continuing to work on new projects beyond his Black Belt project! Codey Run is a platformer game where you must jump over spikes, dodge moving obstacles, and leap across lava pools to reach the shuriken at the end of each level.

West Katy, TX

BLACK BELT

ANIMAL EVOLUTION

Luke Lee

Luke has created a game where you start off as a humble plant. As you grow and increase your population your plant will evolve. Keep evolving until you become the ultimate being in Animal Evolution!

Shrewsbury, MA

BLACK BELT

A-MAZE-MENT

John Lazureanu

John has spent 3 years working through the curriculum at Code Ninjas, and will continue learning about Unity after completing Black Belt by developing his own VR game! Make your way through seven levels guiding a dot to the goal while avoiding walls, moving blocks, and narrow corridors in his game A-MAZE-MENT!

Greenville, SC

BLACK BELT

POWER ISLAND

Ty Jacy Brestovansky

Ty started Code Ninjas 3 years ago, and one of his proudest accomplishments has been completing his game Power Island!! Save the island from falling out of the sky by finding the stolen Power Gems that will keep the island afloat!

Avon, OH

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ENERGY CLICKER

Aarav Bhatt

Aarav has persevered through the curriculum and is now teaching others as a Sensei at his Center. His Energy Clicker game helps users learn about clean energy and pollutants. He plans to study Computer Science in college.

Powell, OH

BLACK BELT

CUVEMENT

Shiroki Kaneto

Shiroki developed an early passion for computer science. His Cuvement puzzle game requires the player to solve problems, discover patterns, and experiment with movement to complete!

Cedar Park, TX

BLACK BELT

PANSY KITCHEN

Cameryn Roberts

Cameryn spent a year creating art and learning all aspects of programming to make Pansy Kitchen. She intends to become a Sensei at her center in the future.

Saint Johns, FL

BLACK BELT

MAZE FARMER

Noam Pischanker

Noam is dedicated and hard-working, and his passion is contagious! Maze Farmer places you on a mysterious planet where you’ll need to start a farm and explore the cavernous mazes to survive!

Halifax, NS

BLACK BELT

BLOCK RUN

Tarun Tata

Tarun loves challenges and puts forth his best effort into learning. He always looks for innovative ideas to code and actively participates in STEM competitions.

Rancho Bernado, CA

BLACK BELT

BEE SWEEPER

Jack Colling

Jack is a hard worker who worked on Bee Sweeper for close to a year, taking every suggestion given to him week to week and coming back with that completed. He is currently working on a new multiplayer game.

Leawood, KS

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TIME SWAP

Nikhil Padarthy

Nikhil is a focused worker and is always a kind and helpful presence in the dojo. Time Swap is a challenging puzzle game that messes with the fabric of time itself! Nikhil plans on pursuing a software engineering career.

Peoria, IL

BLACK BELT

FLAPPY CAR

Ethan Austin

Flappy Car is Ethan's original take on Flappy Bird. Flap your wheels to fly your car and avoid obstacles. In addition to making his own games, Ethan enjoys outside activities and playing video games.

Concord, NC

BLACK BELT

MARS CO.

Srijan Atti

Srijan always finds efficient, optimal solutions in every coding project he works on. He loves to infuse fun into all his projects and loves sharing that fun with other ninjas at the center. His game Mars Co. is a runner game that includes a fun introduction to the world of business.

Rancho Bernardo, CA

BLACK BELT

NINJA'S QUEST

Preston Foster

Preston always works hard to complete his goals. He is an inspiration to other ninjas at his center because he always helps them by guiding and teaching them how to code. Preston plans to study math and make programs that study the stock market.

Rancho Bernardo, CA

BLACK BELT

STACKY BLOX

Ryan Mendes

Ryan began his Code Ninjas journey 3 years ago. Along the way, he was a joy to have at the center, mastering his skills while helping fellow ninjas along the way. He plans to continue coding by learning advanced mathematical algorithms.

Austin, TX

BLACK BELT

JUST ANOTHER PLATFORMER

Alex Cronce

Alex is a founding ninja who loves challenging himself, something that is reflected in his Black Belt project! Alex plans to continue coding for his future career, so keep an eye out for his next project!

Hanover, PA

BLACK BELT

BALL PLATFORMER

Nicholas Hung

Nicholas Hung is a problem solver whose career goal is to make contributions to the field of sports analytics. He has been playing tennis since the age of 6 and would like to develop software that outputs statistics of the current match.

Palos Verdes, CA

BLACK BELT

VALOROUS

Daniel Simon

Daniel has impressed everyone at Code Ninjas with his vast knowledge of coding and love for building games. His final Black Belt project is just one of many quality games he created!

London, Ontario

BLACK BELT

SPIRITBALL

Joshua VanBenthuysen

Throughout his journey at Code Ninjas, Joshua has served as a mentor for younger ninjas in the dojo. In addition to coding his Black Belt game, he also wrote the music!

Franklin, TN

BLACK BELT

TROLL FACE CLICKER

David Nguyen

David started with Code Ninjas as he just turned 12. Over the course of the past three years, David has shown our community passion, vigor, and enthusiasm.

Concord, NC

BLACK BELT

These are just our first Black Belts, we look forward to helping many more Ninjas achieve this level of excellence.

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