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What is Scratch programming?
“An overview of sequences of instructions”.
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2. Getting started- Scratch software
Go to start menu and open scratch
1. Start button
2. All programs
3.Select ‘Scratch’
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Scratch interface
Below is the Scratch software once you open it.
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Scratch interface
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Creating a background
All games need a background or scene.
Select Stage if not already highlighted and then press the background tab.
To import a background from your documents
To rename the background
To design a background using the paint toolbar
To edit or copy a background
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6. Using the -Paint Editor
This option allows you to import designs from other folders
Toolbar to rotate designs or to make it bigger or smaller
Fill colour option
If you want to start again press Clear
Different Shapes
If you make any mistakes you can use this ‘Undo’ – which goes back a step at a time. Redo do the opposite
Paint brush tool
Colour grid- to change To change the colour of your pen chose one of the colours in the colour grid.
Your design will appear here- on this design area
Eraser option
Select OK when finished
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7. Paint Editor- Changing the size of brush
To make the brush size its largest by pressing the small down arrow next to brush size and then select the largest one.
Different brush sizes
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8. Task: Experimenting with backgrounds
A) Create the background below by using the paint editor:
B) Experiment with the paint editor by creating different backgrounds designs of your choice.
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9. How to create the background
To create the shape of the tree select the paint brush, choose a colour and hold down the paint brush to paint.
To create the sun use the circle from the toolbar, choose a colour and hold down use the mouse to paint the sun
To create the house use the square, choose a colour and hold down the mouse to draw the house
To create the gate use the line, and select a colour and hold down the mouse to paint the gate
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AfL Question
What features make a computer game addictive?
Explain why games need a background?
What did you do differently to your original background design and why?
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