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In 2024, applicants were tasked with creating an interactive app playground on the topic of their choice to showcase their passion for coding. New for 2024, 50 Distinguished Winners were recognized for their outstanding submissions and invited to Apple in Cupertino. Here’s how Gabriel describes his winning submission.

Echoes of the Future tells the story of a distant traveler longing for home. After receiving a futuristic birthday gift, the Wanderer is drawn back into the echoes of their past. Would we still miss the familiar even in a future full of amazing technologies? That's the idea behind my Swift Playground. My character misses home and receives something that might help them feel less alone. A reminder that no matter how far technology takes us, a sense of humanity will always matter.