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Event Listeners - One Byte Explainer

This is a submission for the Web Game Challenge: One Byte Explainer

Explainer

Imagine you're the director in a play 🎭. You say "Action!" and the actors start moving. Event listeners in JavaScript are like that director—when something happens (a click, a key press), they say "Go!" and the code runs. Simple, but powerful for games!

Additional Context

Event listeners are essential in web games for detecting player actions like pressing buttons or moving characters. They make the game interactive and responsive, turning simple inputs into cool in-game effects!

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Andrzej Mazur •

I really liked your explainer, very well deserved first place!

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Hikolakita •

Thanks!

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Justin Young •

I like the perspective taken here, this is good 'entry' level explanation of event listeners... and suits the prompt boundaries too

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Hikolakita •

Don't hesitate to give feedback here!

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