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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 Rivian describes his winning submission.

MyopiaSim is visual novel game to illustrate how the world looks with myopia, or nearsightedness, at different levels of diopters and distance. Through MyopiaSim, kids can experience visual impairment and learn to take better care of their eyes before it's too late, with a gamified approach like a conversational game in a step journey to make it kid-friendly.