Store data using variables

- [Instructor] Did you ever play Hangman as a kid? … If so, you may remember, that one player, … also known as player one, … comes up with a word or a phrase, … and the other player, … also known as player two, has to guess it. … So when is the game over? … Well the game is over when player two … either uses up all of their guesses … without correctly guessing the word, … or they guess the word correctly … using the guesses they have. … Either way, the players need to keep track … of how many guesses are left throughout the game. … So as a fun exercise, let's say you were tasked … with coding Hangman, meaning you're building the game … so it can be played online. … How exactly would you keep track … of how many guesses are remaining? … You do this by using a variable. … A variable in programming is like a storage box. … You can use a variable to store … any kind of information or data. … Variables are useful because you can access … and change the contents of a variable anytime you want. …