What are state transitions?

A state transition is when something changes from one condition to another, just like your toy car going from stopped to moving.

Imagine you have a toy that can be on or off. When you press the button, it switches from being off to being on. That switch is a state transition, the toy went from one state (being off) to another (state) (being on).

Think of your favorite video game character. They can be standing still, then they jump, and then they land. Each time they change, that’s a state transition, like going from one action to the next.

Or think about your lunchbox: it starts empty, then you put in your sandwich, now it's full. That’s another kind of state transition!

So whether it’s your toy car, your video game character, or even your lunchbox, a state transition is just when something changes from one state to another. It happens all the time, and you can see it everywhere!