Scratch cookbook. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Brandon Milonovich.
• Other Names: Milonovich, Brandon
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Scratch; Introduction; Starting up Scratch; Deleting the default sprite; Adding a custom sprite; Adding a pre-made sprite; Changing the stage background; The Hello World project; Chapter 2: Storytelling; Introduction; Adding words to a sprite; Adjusting the timing; Sprites interacting with other sprites; Basic broadcasting and receiving; Resetting parts of a program; Other fun graphic effects; Chapter 3: Adding Animation; Introduction. Changing sprite costumesSwitching backgrounds in a story; Adding graphic effects to backgrounds; Keyboard input to a program; Getting the mouse position; Chapter 4: Basic Gaming; Introduction; Creating a moving object; Adding another ball; Object interaction with a background; User interaction with a game; Using mouse control; Keeping score; Objects disappearing; Building a maze; Using the timer; Chapter 5: Spicing up Games; Introduction; Tracking the best score or time; Keeping a high score list; Adding more levels; Chapter 6: Bringing in Sound; Introduction; Playing sounds. Importing a new soundRecording a sound; Playing drums and notes; Adjusting volume; Fading volume out; Changing the tempo; Interactive note playing; Chapter 7: Integrating PicoBoards; Introduction; Setting up the sensor board; Getting values from the sensor board; Working with the slider; Integrating the light sensor; Integrating the sound sensor; Measuring resistance; The sensor board button; Checking other connections; Chapter 8: Programming to Calculate; Introduction; Generating Fibonacci numbers; Sieve of Eratosthenes; Creating a password generator; Other Scratch calculations. Chapter 9: Project RemixingIntroduction; Importing parts of other projects; Drawing with the pen; Remixing the pen project; Appendix: Collaboration; Introduction; The online Scratch community; Creating an account; Sharing projects; Sharing Scratch 1.4 projects; Downloading projects; Index.
• Publisher Details: Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (iii, 246 pages :), illustrations
• Subjects: 005.133; COMPUTERS -- Programming -- Games; Scratch (Computer program language); Visual programming languages (Computer science); Computer games -- Programming; Multimedia systems; Visual programming languages (Computer science); Scratch (Computer program language); Scratch (Computer program language); Visual programming languages (Computer science); Electronic books; Llibres electrònics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849518437; 1849518432
• Related ISBNs: 1849518424; 9781849518420; 1849518432
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.