A Bit About Me

Project Description: My “A Bit About Me” Scratch project introduces four of my hobbies through interactive scenes. I used sprites, backdrops, animation, music, and sound effects to bring each activity to life. The project starts with a cat sprite at the piano that asks the user what type of piece to play next, showing user interaction. Other scenes include skiing down a slope, cross-country running across the screen, and cooking an egg that sizzles in a pan. I added movement, costume changes, and sounds to make each scene engaging, while keeping everything G-rated and personal to my interests. Broadcasts were a vital part of the project, and I'm glad I made use of them

SOUL REFLECTION:

S: Strengths: I was really good at making somewhat smooth animations. I was able to duplicate and physically adapt sprites for my animation needs.

O: Opportunities: I could've made my user experience more interactive. Only the when the sprite asks the user which piece to play does it become interactive, but as for the rest, there are only a couple of quick animations with sound effects and different sprites.

U: Understanding:  I learned how to use the broadcast block really well, as it is vital tool for a project like this. For example, the cat sprite had to broadcast to the monkeys when it finished playing piano so that they would clap in response.

L: Limitations: I wasn't able to do much about making the skiing animation accurate. Since I wrote the coding for the skis separate from the cat sprite code, it didn't stay attached to the skis half the time. I had trouble fixing this and eventually gave up.

SOUL REFLECTION ARUDRAN:

S: Strengths: You used the costume editor very effectively to make the cat sprite play the piano. I also like your use of asking questions in Scratch to play either a classical or modern song.

O: Opportunities: It would be nice if you could restrict the user from clicking other sprites while the cat is talking. Additionally, I would have liked if there was a restart function for the question if they give you an incorrect answer in the piano stage.

U: Understanding: I learned from your project how you can edit parts of a sprite to create a completely different hand or leg movement. I found that really cool and I think that it is a very useful tool that you can use in the future

L: Limitations: I noticed the clicking multiple sprites at the same time produces a glitch; for instance when I clicked the skis and the piano together, it added clouds in the concert background and the cat walked down in a zig-zag.

SOUL REFLECTION MAX:

S: Strengths: The script/structure of your code and "story" were good, the custom costumes you made for animations were also very impressive.

O: Opportunities: You could have made a simple feature for sprites that makes them un clickable besides when they are supposed to be to prevent glitches.

U: Understanding: I learned that you can use the costume editor to make cool custom animations with different sprites.

L: Limitations: I found many glitches involving clicking different sprites that broke the code and made it impossible to go on.