Session 2.3
It's Alive!
Create a new project
Create a new project
Name it "2.3 It's Alive Purple" and share it.
How can you take an image or a photo and make it come alive?
In this activity, you will explore ways of bringing sprites, images, and ideas to life as an animation by programming a series of costume changes.
Start Here
Start Here
- Choose a sprite.
- Add a different costume.
- Add blocks to make the image come alive.
- Repeat!
Requirements & Guidelines
Requirements & Guidelines
- Move and change costume so that the sprite is animated.
- Create 2+ sprites that are animated (moving and changing costumes)
- Remember to use the "wait seconds" control block so that it is timed nicely
- Set rotation and bounce so that the sprites don't go off screen
- Make it interesting!
Feeling Stuck? Things to Try:
Feeling Stuck? Things to Try:
- Try sketching your animation ideas on paper first – like a flipbook.
- Experiment with different blocks and costumes until you find something you enjoy.
- Need some inspiration? Find projects in the Animation section of the Explore page.
Finished?
Finished?
- Challenge yourself to do more! Add more features to your project to make your animations look even more lifelike.
- Help a neighbor!
- Share your project with a partner and walk them through your
- design process.
- Find an animated project you’re inspired by and remix it!