No. Needle Engine is designed to be accessible to artists and developers alike. You can create interactive experiences using Visual Tools like our Unity and Blender integrations, and use Everywhere Actions for common interactions without writing code. A lot of projects can be made without any coding at all.
If you want to create more complex interactions, you can write custom scripts in TypeScript or JavaScript. Our scripting API is designed to be intuitive and easy to use, even for those new to programming. We also provide AI assistance for coding help, and a lot of examples to get you started.