Scratch

Right now, you need to have them post comments and update the project (or have them tell you their score)

When netscratch comes out, it may hav a feature like dat 

If the browser reloads after a hi-score has been made, it will automatically  return all variables and objects to the state they were in when the person who uploaded uploaded the project. Unless you would have multiple players on the same computer, and none of them refreshed the browser you......kinda have a working hi-score. Until the Scratch team adds in "Saving" variables which would make, in this case, the highest score of any user appear on the screen, but it would stay at that score until the user who uploaded re-uploads with another value for that variable. If you want to create a hi-score list(for just one computer, saving the project to retain the scores), use Jens' lists and files hack. If you want to have names on a hi-score list, use the lists and files in tandem with Netscratch and use the text variables with the lists and regular variables.

Cyclone103 wrote:

If the browser reloads after a hi-score has been made, it will automatically  return all variables and objects to the state they were in when the person who uploaded uploaded the project. Unless you would have multiple players on the same computer, and none of them refreshed the browser you......kinda have a working hi-score. Until the Scratch team adds in "Saving" variables which would make, in this case, the highest score of any user appear on the screen, but it would stay at that score until the user who uploaded re-uploads with another value for that variable. If you want to create a hi-score list(for just one computer, saving the project to retain the scores), use Jens' lists and files hack. If you want to have names on a hi-score list, use the lists and files in tandem with Netscratch and use the text variables with the lists and regular variables.

The OP said that he is referring to saving highscores in the class room NOT online.

Read the last bit of the OP's last post:
So sorry I didn't specify that this was more about SCRATCH in the classroom than online...my bad.

Cyclone103 wrote:

Bluestribute wrote:

Cyclone103 wrote:

If the browser reloads after a hi-score has been made, it will automatically  return all variables and objects to the state they were in when the person who uploaded uploaded the project. Unless you would have multiple players on the same computer, and none of them refreshed the browser you......kinda have a working hi-score. Until the Scratch team adds in "Saving" variables which would make, in this case, the highest score of any user appear on the screen, but it would stay at that score until the user who uploaded re-uploads with another value for that variable. If you want to create a hi-score list(for just one computer, saving the project to retain the scores), use Jens' lists and files hack. If you want to have names on a hi-score list, use the lists and files in tandem with Netscratch and use the text variables with the lists and regular variables.

Is that the write/read blocks? How would you use those?

Didn't you read the PDF that came with the hack? It explains everything about the list blocks.

NO I have not    But now I will

Just wanted to let everyone know that one of my students (a high school freshman) is EXTREMELY confident that he has figured out a workaround that can not fail. He is currently working on it right now but refuses to divulge his methodology until he gets it to do exactly what we want...namely to save scores.

I have a strong feeling he is going to "socially engineer" the scenario which would be pretty clever indeed. I could be wrong but I think he is going to add a screen at the end of game that simply instructs the user to do a manual save. Then when the game is launched again the end game high score will serve as input for the opening screen, so that players will see both names and scores. In fact, he drew me a diagram that looked like a spread sheet in which all the names would be accessible via variable slider. So I suppose at the start of the game you find your name with the slider and it would also show you the last saved score you had. Again, I am guessing somewhat and his final design may be different but this is what I think he is working on.

Essentially then a whole class could play the game and every player could have a "latest score" record kept of their gameplay.

I will definitely let you know more as I learn more!

avanjasound wrote:

Just wanted to let everyone know that one of my students (a high school freshman) is EXTREMELY confident that he has figured out a workaround that can not fail. He is currently working on it right now but refuses to divulge his methodology until he gets it to do exactly what we want...namely to save scores.

I have a strong feeling he is going to "socially engineer" the scenario which would be pretty clever indeed. I could be wrong but I think he is going to add a screen at the end of game that simply instructs the user to do a manual save. Then when the game is launched again the end game high score will serve as input for the opening screen, so that players will see both names and scores. In fact, he drew me a diagram that looked like a spread sheet in which all the names would be accessible via variable slider. So I suppose at the start of the game you find your name with the slider and it would also show you the last saved score you had. Again, I am guessing somewhat and his final design may be different but this is what I think he is working on.

Essentially then a whole class could play the game and every player could have a "latest score" record kept of their gameplay.

I will definitely let you know more as I learn more!

Actually, instead of using the workaround you mentioned, if you have a copy of the squeak source code, then you can develop your own method of saving using Smalltalk.
I do not know the code which would be used, but I am pretty sure there could be a way to create a secondary variable set, in which all regular variables which are labeled "Score" or "points" change the value of the high score, and you can just disable the watcher and assignment blocks, leaving only  the rounded <{ variable }> block. If you need help with Smalltalk, I recommend googling a syntax sheet. If an "autosave" function has not been declared as a method, you will have to code it yourself, otherwise you just have to create the blocks to enable it. Best of luck to you and your students!