7P3- Micro Bit

25 Things to make with the Micro:bit

Speaker
Timer
Stop watch
step counter
Make it say something
Coin flipper
Name tag
Number generator
Dice
Snap the dot
Rock, Paper, Scissors
love meter
flashing heart
Magic button trick
Salute
Smiley buttons
fireflies
hot or cold
watch
flappy bird
music player
snake
pictures
symbols
man walking

Beginning to code

Using the Micro:Bit I have created a Rock paper scissors game, but here's where I began, making my name scroll across the micro:bit (BEHOLD MY NAME-ITH)

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The code

The code was kind of hard but really simple. It uses a random number generator (RNG) to pick 1,2, or 3 then shows rock, paper, and scissors.

This is how it turned out. I got really lucky (It likes to roll doubles and triples Ex: Scissors Scissors Scissors Paper).

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Paper

Paper is if the RNG picks 1

Scissors

Scissors is if the RNG picks 2

Rock

Rock is if the RNG picks 3

So I guess you should call this Paper, Scissors, Rock? Well anyway,

Using Micro:bits, I created a rock paper scissors because I wanted to challenge myself and someone else.
During this process, I learned that variables are hard to use. Also that you can add more 'else if' to the 'if' blocks
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Computational Thinker because we had to code.
A challenge I overcame on this project was the 'shake' command being more of an 'exist' command. I was able to overcome this by changing it to a 'A Press' which actually worked. That somehow was the most annoying thing the whole time I made my RPS Micro:bit.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change rock to 1, paper to 2, and scissors to 3. The reason why I would change it is because it makes more sense.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing. My project connects to the Computer Programming CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers in Game Design and Coding.

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