What it does
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How to make your sprite move
using keyboard commands
Change your cat to a helicopter
1). Delete the cat and import a helicopter
(Click delete then click the cat)
Allows you to ‘fly’ your helicopter using the arrow keys
2). Now build this code:
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Helicopter Game Sheet 1
Click “new sprite”
Can you add ‘If’ Blocks to alter the Y value by 1 and -1.
What it does
Allows you to tell when you ‘hit’ your background
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How to work with your background
1). Double click the stage icon in the bottom right window.
This will allow you to edit the background
2). Start off by drawing a simple landscape (see picture)
Later you can go on to design a background for your game.
(Note: You will need to include a clear ‘landing zone’.)
3) Try this code:
4). Add the code to your main
program
Backgrounds can be saved then loaded into the final
project. Save your background when you are happy with it.
Can you make it do different
things on different colours?
Helicopter Game Sheet 2
What it does
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How to animate your sprites
Animate your helicopter
Create 2 images of your helicopter then switch between
then very quickly to make it look like they are moving
1) Load the helicopter (see Sheet 1)
2) Select the costumes tab and make a
copy
3) Edit the new copy so that the rotors are different.
Rename it Helicopter2
4) Try this code:
Helicopter Game Sheet 3
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What it does
Allows you to keep score
How to work with variables
1) Create a new variable called ‘score’
This will count everytime something happens.
2) Try the following code:
In this case we add 1 to the score when the up arrow is
pressed.
You could use this to create a ‘high Score’ table or to give
someone the chance to make 3 mistakes before ending the
game.
Hint …
Can you make the score go down as well as up?
Helicopter Game Sheet 4