Scratch Animation

Game Creation

LET’S PLAY!

Games provide numerous opportunities to explore a variety of computational concepts and skills. Here are some blocks that are frequently useful in games.

TOUCHING

See if two sprites are touching or if a sprite is touching a color

VISIBILITY

Make a sprite appear or disappear

RANDOM

Get a computer-generated number from within a specified range

VARIABLES

Store a number or string in a container to access later

TIMING

Have the computer keep track of time for you

STRINGS

Test, access, and change words and sentences

COMPARE

Compare values to help make decisions within your game

KEY PRESS

Make a sprite respond when different keys are pressed

MAZE

GOAL

Get from the start of the maze to the end

RULES

Don’t touch the green walls

OUTCOME

Win when the yellow marker is reached

have the sprite bounce off the green walls

7 scripts

move the sprite around

no scripts,

draw a maze-like background with colored walls and a differently colored end marker

players wins when sprite reaches the yellow end marker