SCRATCH - GAME CREATION
Scratch is an easy to use but powerful programming language.
https://scratch.mit.edu/

SCRATCH DRAG & DROP CODING

Scratch 2.0 Online

Scratch can be used online, but most applications online can have problems at times. You will be asked to create an online account for Scratch but we will also have an offline editor. This means you can create Scratch projects offline (on your computer with no need to use the internet).
​TASK​
​Logon to the https://scratch.mit.edu website.
​Enter the username and password given to you for this website by the LL.
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Username: your username will appear in the top right hand corner of the Online Scratch browser window, once you have logged in. To find Scratch online go to this website http:\\scratch.mit.edu
​Password: the first time you sign in you are given the option for the browser to remember your password. Tick this box and you won't have to type it every time you sign in.


Scratch Creative Computing document


​To learn the basics of the Scratch coding language we will follow the Scratch Creative Computing document. It is a long document which you can either download or read online.
​Folder Structure: In your MY Documents folder (Windows system), create a new folder called "Scratch". Save all your images, scratch documents, code etc. This is very important for FILE MANAGEMENT.
scratchcreativecomputing20141015.pdf
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Getting Started With Scratch (Online tutorials)
To learn the Scratch GUI (Graphical User Interface) and coding techniques try these programming tutorials: ​https://scratch.mit.edu/go
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What Makes a Good Computer Game
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There are many things that make a good computer game. This web page has some good ideas on how to design a great computer game.
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Game Design

Dream game activity

1. Get into a group of 2-3
2. Brainstorm all the computer games you like playing
3. Create a "design journal" using a Word doc
4. In it write a list of your favourite games
5. Also write what features do your favourite games have eg. gameplay, difficulty, and feedback: scoring, unlocking, or extra levels.
6. And what features of their design do you like? For example: scoring, levels, competitive, PVP, rewards, puzzle, graphics, stories, characters, music, a tutorial etc.
7. Then create a list of design elements for your dream game

Maze Starter Game

A worksheet about this game is available here. Download it and move it to your Scratch folder.

Open Scratch and start making the Maze game, it's a good idea to get feedback from your classmates on your game design. The LL will tell you how this will be organised.

​Once the basic game has been completed give "Things to try!" a go.

Pong Starter Game

Download the worksheet for Pong (from ping pong?) here. Get started on your second game.

Scrolling Game

Download the worksheet for Scrolling (remember flappy birds?) here. 

Score

Add a scoring component to the Fish Chomp game. You can find the Fish Chomp starter at ​https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/10859244. You can "see inside" this game and download it to save it on your computer. Open the worksheet and try to add scoring to the game.

Extensions

​Get into game design by adding extended features to the maze, pong and scrolling games you have started. These include levels, timer, enemies, rewards, using the mouse to control the game, providing a restart button within the game, displaying a menu screen at the start of the game, and providing a multiplayer mode.

Get the worksheet and extend .....

Interactions

An interaction occurs when the user can change something about the program while its running, or the objects in the program change when they experience something in the program. Interactions are important as they often make the program more fun or easy to use.

Get the worksheet and interact .....

Debug it!

Debugging is what programmers or coders do when getting code to run the way its meant to. In this worksheet there are URL's for Scratch code that needs debugging. Download the program then open it on your desktop and debug it as the worksheet asks.

Get the worksheet and get debugging ....