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And in other news
@ NXIII
Will you be able to code normal squeak blocks in Blocks ++

@ Everyone
A quick poll

Do you have a webcam?

SeptimusHeap wrote:

I just feel as if I don't do much for the team... I mean, why should I stay?

I'd still help beta, and other stuff...

If it weren't for you, the team wouldn't exist.

@jd1: No, I don't have a webcam.

Last edited by ScratchReallyROCKS (2010-07-14 16:18:16)

Hmm... I MIGHT stay...

I don't know...

nXIII wrote:

Blocks++ has a more c++/Java-like function notation:
[function_name(arg1 arg2 arg3)]

Does this mean that the blocks seen by users will look like that, or that the Smalltalk-level coding will look like that?  If the former, it's a huge move away from the non-computer-scientist-friendly philosophy of Scratch!

ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:

nXIII wrote:

I'm not sure I like the string input, though, maybe a smart-dropdown which detects primitives, user-defined procedures, and external library procedures.

That's sort of what I meant, just in string input form, because then it could be used for in-script comments.

BTW, how's blocks++ going?

Blocks++ is going pretty well, I've done a bit of framework and I'm working on scrollable panes now.

nXIII wrote:

bharvey wrote:

nXIII wrote:

Blocks++ has a more c++/Java-like function notation:
[function_name(arg1 arg2 arg3)]

Does this mean that the blocks seen by users will look like that, or that the Smalltalk-level coding will look like that?  If the former, it's a huge move away from the non-computer-scientist-friendly philosophy of Scratch!

Blocks++ is a step up from Scratch to the higher-level programming languages like C++ and Java. It incorporates ideas such as classes, user-defined procedures, and inheritance (just thought of that).

C++ is actualy classed as a mid-level language, C# is high-level, don't ask me why though,
I really like the libaries idea,
What about a Blocks++ languages, so that you can code in a simple programming language which is then converted into smalltalk and run? Thats how you said it worked with the blocks, it shouldn't be that hard, though it can wait...

markyparky56 wrote:

nXIII wrote:

bharvey wrote:

Does this mean that the blocks seen by users will look like that, or that the Smalltalk-level coding will look like that?  If the former, it's a huge move away from the non-computer-scientist-friendly philosophy of Scratch!

Blocks++ is a step up from Scratch to the higher-level programming languages like C++ and Java. It incorporates ideas such as classes, user-defined procedures, and inheritance (just thought of that).

C++ is actualy classed as a mid-level language, C# is high-level, don't ask me why though,
I really like the libaries idea,
What about a Blocks++ languages, so that you can code in a simple programming language which is then converted into smalltalk and run? Thats how you said it worked with the blocks, it shouldn't be that hard, though it can wait...

One of the things I LOVE about Scratch is the fact that you DON'T have to type everything. Scratch is all about dragging, dropping, menus, etc. and I'd like to keep it this way for Blocks++.

Competition time!

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The second Panther programming competition:

One of the problems game designers have found with Scratch in the past is that making games with a LOT of sprites 
takes up way too much space, even if all the sprites are the same!

 ++++++++++++
|| THE TASK ||
 ++++++++++++

Create a game that uses Panther's cloning blocks to make copies of a sprite for use in a bubble-popping, 
brick-smashing or baddie-bopping project!

 +++++++++++++++
|| MARK SCHEME ||
 +++++++++++++++
 
 ________________________________________________________
 |max points |              Description                  |
 |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|
 |    10     | Graphic quality of project                |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Glitch free: make the project work as     |
 |    10     | well as you can!                          |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | storyline! Rather than launching right    |
 |     5     | into the game, why not have a story/theme?|
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Ease of use: why not use the file blocks  |
 |    10     | to create a save file? Make using your    |
 |           | game easy!                                |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Ingenuity: Earn up to 10 marks for solving|
 |    10     | the problem in a clever, well thought out |
 |           | way.                                      |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 
 The competition entry projects will be marked by looking at the above catagories. Expect your entry to be thorourly examined so remember
 to dot your i's and cross your t's!
 
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 || THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ||
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++
  
    • Bubble popping and the other suggestions in the description are just suggestions, be inventive! Make an original game with a twist
    or come up with something never before seen!
    
    • Think about settings, options, difficulties and special items to make the game more interesting!
    
    • got a particular coding or drawing style? don't hesitate to use it! hand drawn graphics can look brilliant if done right!

Please cosider entering! If you want to recieve notifications about new competions as they occur, why not sign up here?

Last edited by sparks (2010-07-15 12:38:45)

sparks wrote:

Competition time!

Code:

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||                                  COMPETITION TIME!                              ||
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||                                                                                 ||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The second Panther programming competition:

One of the problems game designers have found with Scratch in the past is that making games with a LOT of sprites 
takes up way too much space, even if all the sprites are the same!

 ++++++++++++
|| THE TASK ||
 ++++++++++++

Create a game that uses Panther's cloning blocks to make copies of a sprite for use in a bubble-popping, 
brick-smashing or baddie-bopping project!

 +++++++++++++++
|| MARK SCHEME ||
 +++++++++++++++
 
 ________________________________________________________
 |max points |              Description                  |
 |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|
 |    10     | Graphic quality of project                |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Glitch free: make the project work as     |
 |    10     | well as you can!                          |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | storyline! Rather than launching right    |
 |     5     | into the game, why not have a story/theme?|
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Ease of use: why not use the file blocks  |
 |    10     | to create a save file? Make using your    |
 |           | game easy!                                |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 |           | Ingenuity: Earn up to 10 marks for solving|
 |    10     | the problem in a clever, well thought out |
 |           | way.                                      |
 |___________|___________________________________________|
 
 The competition entry projects will be marked by looking at the above catagories. Expect your entry to be thorourly examined so remember
 to dot your i's and cross your t's!
 
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 || THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ||
  +++++++++++++++++++++++++
  
    • Bubble popping and the other suggestions in the description are just suggestions, be inventive! Make an original game with a twist
    or come up with something never before seen!
    
    • Think about settings, options, difficulties and special items to make the game more interesting!
    
    • got a particular coding or drawing style? don't hesitate to use it! hand drawn graphics can look brilliant if done right!

Please cosider entering! If you want to recieve notifications about new competions as they occur, why not sign up here?

This should be fun! I'm a good programmer, and I use Gimp for my graphics (look at my sig) so I think I'll get a good score.

sparks wrote:

ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:

This should be fun! I'm a good programmer, and I use Gimp for my graphics (look at my sig) so I think I'll get a good score.

Go for it! I'm sure you will have an excellent entry!

Who won the Img-to-txt one?

Heliosa wrote:

Heh, this looks like fun. I'm gonna have to figure out what I'm going to do for graphics though...

a good place to start might be cooltext.com. they let you make good graphics text, but you can use a lot of keyboard symbols to make great looking sprites! I made a game called neon shooter entirely out of text from that site, and it looks very retro. another good place (I really hope I'm allowed to recommend sites on here) is charas-project.net, they have an enormous collection of sprites and backgrounds (some require credit) 

<not<im a clone?>

Would be the original

<im original?> in CYOB is:

name:
im original?

type:
-b

code:

|clone|
clone_ self isClone.

clone = true
ifTrue: [
^ false.
]
ifFalse: [
^ true.
].

johnnydean1 wrote:

<not<im a clone?>

Would be the original

<im original?> in CYOB is:

name:
im original?

type:
-b

code:

|clone|
clone_ self isClone.

clone = true
ifTrue: [
^ false.
]
ifFalse: [
^ true.
].

or just
^ self isClone not.