Invisible Player Escapes Maze

Escape the maze. You are invisible, and so are all the obstacles unless they are close to you. Illustrates use of the ghost effect, and broadcast. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/davebric/818925

Growing Player Escapes Maze

Escape the maze before you grow too big. Illustrates use of the timer, and “if touching color.” The Scratch project is here: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/davebric/818258

Sound Flies a Helicopter in Scratch

Sound (your voice, perhaps) controls the altitude of a helicopter which you try to keep from hitting the mountains.

Platform Example, Very Simple

Here is a sprite that will drop onto red platforms, and gains the ability to fly from a power-up. Scratch project file.

Cat Saves the Villager Scratch Project Walkthrough

Here’s a walkthrough of Cat Saves the Villager. It shows several characters that deliver lines and interact using broadcast. Dave Briccetti created it in 35 minutes with six students in class at DVC College for Kids.

Recording Music for Computer Games

Student, cellist, guitarist and programmer Ethan Kuefner (@jazzcello on Twitter) visited my programming classes and showed how to record music and sound effects, and put them into computer games. We used Scratch, Python and Pygame, GarageBand and Audacity.

Using GIMP to Make Graphics for Scratch and Alice

Shows using the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) to create a costume for a Scratch sprite, and a texture for Alice.

Power-Up and Shield

Shows how to have your character power up with a shield, which diminishes over time and can be reacquired with another power-up.

Making Scratch Graphics with Inkscape

Shows making a simple drawing with Inkscape, exporting it as a bitmap, and then importing the image into Scratch.

Overview of Scratch, Alice, Python and Pygame

Software developer and teacher Dave Briccetti demonstrates software he uses to teach programming to kids: Scratch, Alice, Python and Pygame.