(4) Worm Game

The Challenge

As part of a Cyber Wellness Carnival, you are to design a "Worm Game" using Scratch visual programming which uses the keyboard as controls.

Reference: scratch.mit.edu

Sample Game

A sample of the Worm Game can be found here

Objectives

Programming keyboard input as controls
Setting and changing variables
Setting initialisation values (Life = 0)
Lengthen the length of the snake each time a "bonus" object is collected.
Setting game over when the worm touches itself or another snake.

Game Programming Concepts

Setting Variables
Changing Variables
Keyboard Controls
Game Over
Clone
If Loop
Forever Loop

Game Specifications

2 players game
Keyboard controls[Player 1: Arrow Keys, Player 2: W, A, S, D]
Create a variable Life
Initialisation: Set Life = 0 at the start of the game
Increase length of worm each time it collects an apple.
Win Condition : When a player collects 10 apples.
Lose Condition : When a player hits another player or the wall.

Uploading Game

Upload your complete game at scratch.mit.edu

Video Tutorial

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Reflection Questions

How do you create a variable?
What is initialisation?
How do you change the variable?
How do you ensure that the game continuously check for Win or Lose conditions?

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