CircuitPython #8

Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

• add random background

• add a large image to a scene

Review

• scenes

Lesson

• review nested loops

  • create a matrix of random numbers

  • can you replace the numbers with a random image from a sprite bank?

• code to add a large image to a scene

  • split image up into several parts
    code for MT logo:
    # used this program to split the image into tile:
    # https://ezgif.com/sprite-cutter/ezgif-5-818cdbcc3f66.png
    background.tile(2, 2, 0) # blank white
    background.tile(3, 2, 1)
    background.tile(4, 2, 2)
    background.tile(5, 2, 3)
    background.tile(6, 2, 4)
    background.tile(7, 2, 0) # blank white
    
    background.tile(2, 3, 0) # blank white
    background.tile(3, 3, 5)
    background.tile(4, 3, 6)
    background.tile(5, 3, 7)
    background.tile(6, 3, 8)
    background.tile(7, 3, 0) # blank white
    
    background.tile(2, 4, 0) # blank white
    background.tile(3, 4, 9)
    background.tile(4, 4, 10)
    background.tile(5, 4, 11)
    background.tile(6, 4, 12)
    background.tile(7, 4, 0) # blank white
    
    background.tile(2, 5, 0) # blank white
    background.tile(3, 5, 0)
    background.tile(4, 5, 13)
    background.tile(5, 5, 14)
    background.tile(6, 5, 0)
    background.tile(7, 5, 0) # blank white

Activity

• show demo of random background

Daily Assignment

• create a random background for the game scene in the "Space Alien" game

• have the following scenes in this order

  • 1. splash_scene, with the coin sound, plain white background

    2. menu_scene, this MT Game Studio logo and START button

    3. game_scene