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What you will do in this lesson:
What you will do in this lesson:
Create a Pong Game with Mouse Controls
Use the Canvas Component for Game Animation
What you will learn in this lesson:
What you will learn in this lesson:
Apply conditionals, variables and procedures in a Game
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Procedures: A named piece of code that can be called over and over; also known as a Function
Sprite Type: A Category of Sprites that you can add to an app
Sprite: A single instance of a Sprite Type
Agenda/Lesson Steps
Agenda/Lesson Steps
1. Open Template
1. Open Template
2. Build User Interface
2. Build User Interface
3. Program Blocks
3. Program Blocks
4. Challenges
4. Challenges
5. Super Challenges (aka Extra Credit)
5. Super Challenges (aka Extra Credit)
Activity
Activity
1. Build the User Interface
1. Build the User Interface
Paddle Sprite
Ball Sprite
Add Timer Component
Set Interval to 1 Second
Set Loops to True
Add Sound Component
set Sound1 Source to pew
2. Program the Blocks
2. Program the Blocks
Initialize 2 Variables
Set Score to 0
Set Time to 20
Create 3 Procedures
Collision
Game Over
Reset
Events to Program:
When Start Button Click
When Timer1 Fires
When Canvas1.loads
When GameScreen Opens
When Ball collides with Paddle
When Ball collides with bottom edge
3. Challenges
3. Challenges
Challenge #1 Intro Screen:
Challenge #1 Intro Screen:
Add an intro screen with an image, directions on how to start game, and a Button that switches to the Game screen
Add an intro screen with an image, directions on how to start game, and a Button that switches to the Game screen
Challenge #2 Timer:
Challenge #2 Timer:
The game should end when the countdown reaches 0.
The game should end when the countdown reaches 0.
Challenge #3 Add an Obstacle:
Challenge #3 Add an Obstacle:
Add a third Sprite_type and upload a new image to set as the picture.
Add a third Sprite_type and upload a new image to set as the picture.
Challenge #4 Set a winning score:
Challenge #4 Set a winning score:
Try adding in a winning score feature that congratulates the user when they reach a certain score. When the player reaches a certain score, use a TextToSpeech component to say a custom message.
Try adding in a winning score feature that congratulates the user when they reach a certain score. When the player reaches a certain score, use a TextToSpeech component to say a custom message.
5. Extra Credit Challenges
5. Extra Credit Challenges
Extra Credit Challenge #1: Add levels:
Extra Credit Challenge #1: Add levels:
When the user hits the a certain score, show the user that the level has changed.
When the user hits the a certain score, show the user that the level has changed.
You can change the background color, Change the Ball Speed, Play a new sound, or Say a message using Text-to-speech
You can also create a new screen and re-create the Pong level with customizations
Extra Credit Challenge #1 Add Accelerometer:
Extra Credit Challenge #1 Add Accelerometer:
Add an accelerometer component to control the paddle
Add an accelerometer component to control the paddle
Handout
Handout
Closeout
Closeout
Universal Supports
Universal Supports
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