Scratch

PROS:  The online  project-creator/project-editor.  The backpack tool is nice, but I feel that it could be greatly improved or replaced with something better.

CONS:  What I found very displeasing was the inability to log in, and therefore I was not able to experiment with the cloud variables.  I also noticed that many things - like the new paint editor - that we saw in the preview video are not currently available.  Another annoying issue with not being able to log in, is that we can not experiment with the new "follow" button on galleries.  The final drawback to the current Scratch 2.0 prototype is it's extreme limitations for the creation of a new block.  I can't make a boolean or a reporter; we need to have this!  I find it also necessary to have a second "[clone startup]" hat block:

 {clone [clone 2 v] startup} //This is a "Control" hat block 

This block is essential to making a sprite that has varied behaviors based on the number of clones it has made.  This other approach would also work however:

 {number of clones} //This is a "Control" reporter block 

and

 {[number of clones v] of [Sprite1 v]} //This the "Sensing" ([data type v] of [Sprite]) reporter block 

One of these two options is a must have for projects with advanced cloning.


*** Please note that i only used "{" , "}" to emphasize that these blocks do not exist. ***


Thanks,
   - xt449

Last edited by xt449 (2012-05-17 21:40:09)

It's really awesome.

Zbugni_Junk wrote:

Stupid question:  It's not all gonna be online like this, right?  That would stink.

Well they will have an offline version...

Last edited by HD123 (2012-05-17 17:15:38)

I LOVE it! I created a project where you eat pizza! (It uses the webcam) It's really cool and stuff! You should try it out to see the cool new features it can do! I should tell rskiki this!

PLEASE! Leave it available...  I LOVE IT!☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺☻☺

It is very good. I like the layout of the website. Can''t wait for the real release in a couple months!                                                                     :

Oh my gosh it's amazing! It's so easy to remix other people's projects, see how they programmed, share projects easier, and lots more! I can't wait until it comes out.        

What is sort of disappointing with the prototype is that you can't log in and try these things for yourself. Oh, well. I guess we'll just have to wait for the real version to come.

Last edited by humhumgames (2012-05-17 17:49:51)

The camera sensing doesn't work for me. It only shows one scene then its done, but my cameras on
EDIT: It works on a different computer

Last edited by ke1235 (2012-05-17 19:30:55)

you should send this editor to be the experimental version

soniku3 wrote:

How did you upload a scratch 2.0 prototyp project?
And how you dowload it?

you don't download it. You make and edit scratch projects online

jdwjrnchewy wrote:

It is very good. I like the layout of the website. Can''t wait for the real release in a couple months!                                                                     :

I agree! 

some of my pictures still get pixely when I make them bigger even though scratch now uses vectors, am I doing something wrong? is there a certain extension it has to have?