Book description
Scratch Programming Playground is a kid-friendly introduction to coding where readers use Scratch to make their own computer games.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Brief Contents
- Contents in Detail
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 0: Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started with Scratch
- Chapter 2: Rainbow Lines in Space!
- Chapter 3: Maze Runner
- Chapter 4: Shooting Hoops with Gravity
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Chapter 5: A Polished Brick Breaker Game
- Sketch Out the Design
- A. Make a Paddle That Moves Left and Right
- B. Make a Ball That Bounces Off the Walls
- C. Make the Ball Bounce Off the Paddle
- D. Make Clones of the Brick
- E. Make the Ball Bounce Off Bricks
- F. Make “You Win” and “Game Over” Messages
- The Complete Program
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Version 2.0: Polishing Time
- Draw a Cool Backdrop
- Add Music
- Make the Paddle Flash When Hit
- Add an Animated Entrance and Exit to the Bricks
- Add a Sound Effect to the Brick Exit
- Add a Sound Effect to the Tennis Ball
- Add a Trail Behind the Tennis Ball
- Add an Animated Entrance for the Game Over Sprite
- Add an Animated Entrance for the You Win Sprite
- Summary
- Review Questions
- Chapter 6: Snaaaaaake!
- Chapter 7: Fruit Slicer
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Chapter 8: Asteroid Breaker . . . in Space!
- Sketch Out the Design
- A. Make a Spaceship That Is Pushed Around
- B. Make the Spaceship Wrap Around the Edges
- C. Aim with the Mouse and Fire with the Spacebar
- D. Make Asteroids That Float Around
- E. Make Asteroids Split in Two When Hit
- F. Keep Score and Make a Timer
- G. Make the Spaceship Explode If It Is Hit
- Version 2.0: Limited Ammo
- Cheat Mode: Starburst Bomb
- Summary
- Review Questions
- Chapter 9: Making an Advanced Platformer
- Where to go From Here
- Index
- Resources
- Don’t Just Play Games—Make Them!
Product information
- Title: Scratch Programming Playground
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2016
- Publisher(s): No Starch Press
- ISBN: 9781593277628
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