Category: Block Coding Tools
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Why Scratch Is Great For Learning To Code
When I was thinking through this week’s blog entry I had a brief conversation with a parent who had stated they wanted to spark the curiosity of their daughter to learn how to code. The parent was knowledgeable with technology ...
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Build An App In Minutes With IFTTT
Did you ever just think “I wish there was an app for that”? or when at work “I wish this website updated my software”? Many apps today are software applications and you need to understand coding to build them. Getting ...
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Gamefroot – Attaching A Script To A Character
Gamefroot Tutorial – Attach A Script Attaching a Script to a Character Making your characters (also called OBJECTS) move and do various actions is important. Watch this video tutorial to see how you can attach a script to a character. ...
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Gamefroot – Working with the HUD
Gamefroot Tutorial – The HUD Working with the HUD (Heads Up Display) Gamefroot assets offers something called a HUD. A HUD gives you quick information. For this tutorial the HUD you work with a Health Indicator object. As with many ...
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Gamefroot – Add a Scrolling Background
Gamefroot Tutorial – Scrolling Background Add a Scrolling Background Gamefroot has a great way to add backgrounds and they are not static. The script attached to the background senses the character as it moves and begins to scroll the background ...
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Gamefroot – Add a Game Sound Effect
Gamefroot Tutorial – Add a Game Sound Effect Add a Game Sound Effect Gamefroot is a great game building tool and gets even more fun with sounds. This tutorial is a bit more involved as you know work with coding ...
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Scratch – Create Your Account
Scratch Tutorial – Create Your Scratch Account Create Your Scratch Account New to Scratch or “Block Coding”? Watch our block coding overview here to see what we mean. If you are just starting off learning to code, try using Scratch. ...
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Scratch – Learning to Move (Part 1)
Scratch Tutorial – Learning to Move Part 1 Learning to Move (Part I) New to Scratch or “Block Coding”? Watch our block coding overview here to see what we mean. If you are just starting off learning to code, try using ...
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Scratch – Learning to Move (Part 2)
Scratch Tutorial – Learning to Move Part 2 Difficulty: Intro This is a continuation of having your sprite (aka the Scratch the Cat graphic) move across your scene. Notice there are other BLUE blocks under the MOTION category. Try them ...
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