Pixel Art & Binary

How a computer keeps pictures and numbers: a code of 0s and 1s becomes a picture, light bulbs make numbers in binary, and digits become colours.

9–12 years
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Pixel Art & Binary, a screen from the game

What your child learns

Pixels: pictures made of squares
Binary numbers: 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
How codes stand for colours

How to play

Draw a 7 × 7 picture from its code, light the bulbs that add up to a number, then paint a picture where every digit is a colour.

Levels

Level 1Draw the picture from 0s and 1s.
Level 2Make a number from binary bulbs.
Level 3Paint by numbers.

A tip for parents

Write your child’s age in binary together, with fingers up for 1 and down for 0.

Works on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. No ads and no tracking.