Google teams up with Disney to inspire future coders!
Google has partnered with Disney to make a new cartoon series, Miles from Tomorrowland, to inspire kids to code.
The objective behind this partnership is an effort to get kids interested in computer science.
The cartoon introduces the preschool crowd to Miles Callisto, a young space adventurer, and his family -- big sister (coding extraordinaire) Loretta and their scientist parents Phoebe and Leo.
"We really wanted Loretta to be aspirational," said "Miles From Tomorrowland" creator Sascha Paladino. "There's a lot of Miles wanting to learn from her, like, 'How did you do that?' A big takeaway from our talks with Google is that you can do anything with coding. And we wanted to show that."
The show is designed to not only fuel kids’ interest in space but also coding, teamwork, critical thinking and exploration.
There is also a Miles from Tomorrowland: Missions app to accompany the series, available on Android and iOS. It offers games similar to the intergalactic missions presented on the show.