--- title: "Marki Lyons (@Marki) | Hashnode" description: "Marki Lyons (@Marki) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@Marki" --- @Marki # Marki Lyons @Marki · Joined June 2022 ### [I want to build an immersive, interactive game for language-learning](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/i-want-to-build-an-immersive-interactive-game-for-language-learning?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) An idea Coming from a background in education, one of the reasons I wanted to learn software development was to learn how to build an immersive, interactive educational game that would help teach secondary students world languages. While there are ap... 5 min read · [mlyons.hashnode.dev](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/i-want-to-build-an-immersive-interactive-game-for-language-learning?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 4, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-want-to-build-an-immersive-interactive-game-for-language-learning/6314cbbcd49bb9d8c2f771a1) ### [Helpful Free and Low Cost Online Tools for Software Engineering](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/helpful-free-and-low-cost-online-tools-for-software-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Get started or improve your skills without going into debt 8 min read · [mlyons.hashnode.dev](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/helpful-free-and-low-cost-online-tools-for-software-engineering?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 29, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/helpful-free-and-low-cost-online-tools-for-software-engineering/630d460f56df9e8e50253eca) ### [Career shifting - Why I chose software development](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Have you ever wanted to have an impact on another person’s life? How about whole groups of people? Without aggrandizing too much, that’s exactly what a developer does. Developers create the software and related technologies that impact our everyday l... 2 min read · [mlyons.hashnode.dev](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development/6304205109d19537666eb1bd) [Aug 23, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development/6304205109d19537666eb1bd)