Hey CodeNewbie community 👋
I recently started learning to code, and one thing that helps me stay motivated is connecting my learning to the things I already enjoy. One of those things is games 🎮. Lately, I’ve been looking at how games like Bus Simulator Indonesia (BUSSID) are built, and I wanted to share what I’ve learned so far.
Why Bus Simulator Indonesia?
Bus Simulator Indonesia (often called BUSSID) is a mobile game where you can experience driving buses through realistic Indonesian roads and cities. What makes it stand out is:
🚍 Realistic driving physics
🛣️ Authentic Indonesian routes and landmarks
🎨 Customizable bus liveries (skins/designs)
🌍 A big, active community of players and modders
As someone who’s just starting with coding, I found it inspiring to see how a game like this brings together design, logic, and user experience.
How It Connects to Coding
Even though I’m not building a game at this scale yet, exploring BUSSID got me thinking:
Game logic → Things like how a bus accelerates, stops, or turns. In code, that’s physics and condition checks.
Graphics and UI → From menus to 3D visuals, coding decides how everything looks and feels.
Community mods → Players create custom liveries and mods, which shows the power of open, creative ecosystems.
These concepts overlap with what I’m learning as a beginner. For example:
Writing small functions feels like setting the “rules” for how something in the game behaves.
Debugging my code reminds me of fixing glitches in a game.
Sharing progress (like I’m doing here) feels like contributing to the community.
My Next Steps
Right now, I’m keeping things simple:
Practicing small coding challenges
Writing about my progress on my site 🔗 [https://bussimindomodapk.site]
Thinking about beginner-friendly projects, maybe even a simple game prototype
Question for You 🚀
For those of you further along your journey:
What was your first coding project that made you feel proud?
Have you ever tried making a simple game (even text-based)?
Any resources you’d recommend for someone curious about game development basics?
Thanks for reading! I’m excited to keep learning, share my progress, and grow together with this community.
Top comments (2)
This is such a cool way to stay motivated! 🎮 I love how you connected Bus Simulator Indonesia with coding concepts — it really shows how games can inspire us to think about logic and design. 🚍 Looking forward to seeing what kind of beginner projects you build next. Keep sharing your journey! 🙌
Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙌
Honestly, connecting games like BUSSID to coding helps me see things in a more practical way — it makes the learning process fun instead of overwhelming. I’m planning to start with a very simple project (maybe a small text-based driving game) and build from there. 🚀
Would love to hear about your first project too — what helped you stay motivated in the beginning?