I’m a little late to this party
I spent most of this weekend doing my tax return Still, I thought I’d see what I could throw together in the few minutes I have spare. This game was made in about an hour in Scratch. Scratch doesn’t...
View ArticleCreating a physics system in Scratch
For those who are interested, here’s how I got a simple “physics” system working in Scratch: A “physics” loop in Scratch Scratch has no concept of a vector, so the variable “velocity y” is just the...
View ArticleHosting your own Scratch web player
I made an entry for LD #26 in Scratch and used their website to host the file and the player. It’s a convenient system but unfortunately subject to the whims of their update schedule. For the next few...
View ArticleIntergalactic Bar Billiards
I’ve uploaded my entry. This game is loosely based on the game of bar billiards. The inspiration comes from a quote in the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I’ve attempted to capture the graphical...
View ArticleIntergalactic Bar Billiards v1.1
In response to feedback I’ve made the following tweaks to my game: the cue guideline is no longer locked while aiming the cue guideline now has a chevron pattern to show direction you must click a...
View Article10 Second Burn
I figured a 10 second limit on gameplay might be a bit restrictive, so I plumped for 10 seconds of rocket fuel. As Neil Armstrong died on this date 1 year ago, I thought it might be fitting to base a...
View ArticlePost competition version: 10 second burn v1.2
I’ve started working on a post competition version of my game 10 second burn. If you want to play the latest version as I update it, the link is here: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/12021906/ Issues...
View ArticleA troll’s life
My initial plan for this game was to make an experience for what it would be like to be a “monster.” But when I thought about it I realised that what defines a monster is not the creature itself but...
View ArticleBloon
Last weekend was a particularly busy one for me. I ran two kids programming clubs on the Saturday so I really couldn’t get any enthusiasm to start until Sunday. Unusually, I hit on an idea for the...
View ArticleSpot the different
I was running my code club when this came around, so I set the theme as a challenge for my club members. I’ve done this before but I think this is the first time one of my club members has taken up the...
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