Session 3.2

Conversations

Create a new project

Name it "3.2 Conversations" and share it

What are the different ways to coordinate interactions between sprites?

You could use the say ... blocks and pair them with wait blocks, but this gets tedious and if you need to fix something later on is troublesome. Instead you should use broadcast and when I receive blocks to have sprites give each other cues to their turn to speak/act.

Start Here

Watch the video above of TClark explaining broadcasting.
Look inside the Penguin Jokes project
Investigate the code to see how the broadcast and when I receive blocks are used to coordinate the conversation.
Remix the project to use the broadcast and when I receive blocks to add your own joke.
You can change the message1 broadcasts by selecting "new message" on the drop down then writing your own broadcasts

Requirements & Guidelines

Create your own joke using events and broadcasts.
Make a joke or Story!
Add movement and animation.

Feeling Stuck? Things to Try:

You may change the sprites to have different costumes.
Take a look at the broadcast messages for one sprite vs the other, one is odd when I receive and even broadcast, while the other is even when I receive and odd broadcast. If the sprites keep taking turns to talk, this pattern will continue.
Brainstorm ideas with a neighbor! Generate a list of possible solutions and test them out together.
Try using the broadcast and when I receive blocks in different parts of your project.

Finished?

Challenge yourself to do more! Experiment with adding different characters and behaviors using the Make a Block feature.
Help a neighbor!

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