Scratch

Here are some more ....

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Graham/4758
Scrolling background effect based on work by Greatness and mres. This one works!

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/uncleclives/4891
Another excellent scrolling background demo with animated sprite in foreground

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/uncleclives/7215
A more sophisticated use of a scrolling background as part of an educational ‘film’.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Hammination/4094
Basic demo of how to animate your own character sprite, make it turn at an edge and also a good illustration of a basic 8-frame walk cycle. (All in one project!!)

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/MrWhiskers/3980
Basic demo of choosing a drum sound, instrument sound and note length

And one last batch for the moment .....

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mina/715
This ‘piccolo’ program can serve as a simple but good demo of how to assign a musical note to a sprite so that it sounds when an image is clicked-on.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mina/541
the same idea by the same author – but this time there is a demo how to make some sprites change costumes when they are chosen. Also demonstrates how to assign different music instruments to sprites. The game looks more complex, but the code is still easy to read.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mina/541
Demo of how to use arrow keys to make a sprite rotate, shrink and grow.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mina/541
This isn’t really a simple demo as it is effectively a mini version of Logo within Scratch – but it does show how to control angles of turn, step sizes for sprite movement, pen colours and sprite speed. Not one for ‘newbies’ but useful if you want to study these functions within the context of one project.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/jmgibson/7644
Another scrolling background demo and experiment – this time using a tile so that the image can scroll in all 4 directions. Still a work-in-progress but very useful and interesting. Definitely not one for ‘newbies’ but certainly one for more experienced ‘Scratchers’ to look at and try to develop.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/vega/5423
Demo of how to create the illusion of a moving video as background.
You can experiment with he same effect by importing an animated .gif which Scratch automatically breaks down into its component parts and turns them into a sequence of sprites. You can often also use the editor to make backgrounds transparent if you want to turn an animated .gif into a character sprite. This usually works - but not always. Again, not one for absolute 'newbies' - but it isn't difficult.

Last edited by mohlar (2007-06-01 05:37:21)

Thanks for compiling these mohlar.  And thanks for the suggestion kevin_karplus.  We're continuing to think of useful support materials for Scratch.

But in the meantime - here are a few other references for projects that might be useful for exploring particular features and functions of Scratch .....

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/roi/7751
Ultra-simple but very effective demo of the WHIRL effect and what happens if it is left running forever. In this context (a sun) the effect works very well.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/roi/8040
Another WHIRL effect demo by the same author but less successful until you replace ‘forever’ with something like ‘repeat 10’ for the classic ‘ocean wave’ effect.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mohlar/9013
An altered version of the preceding demo – this time creating a simple ‘ocean wave’ effect by repeatedly using and then reversing the whirl effect.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/wsawikin15/7042
Example of how a sprite can jump to cursor position, or follow the cursor as the  mouse is moved.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/jasonholm/3645
Good demo of the BROADCAST function. Still not for ‘newbies’, but well worth studying once you have a basic grasp of Scratch functions.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mohlar/9694
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mohlar/9617
My own two early experiments with the use of sprites as subtitles as a way of obviating the use of speech bubbles for storytelling purposes.

Thanks Natalie. Here's another batch,

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kbarger/505
Although drawn small, this musical keyboard is a good demo of how to create this sort of input display. The use of a common type of script for each key makes this an easy project to read and experiment with. Elsewhere I have listed mina's project  ‘Piccolo’ as another example of how to use the image of a musical instrument as the input display:  http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mina/715

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/natalie/469
Good demo of how to record a sound or voice and use it to make a sprite speak.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/natalie/438
Simple demo of how to use x and y to place a line of sprites and make them move together – and how to make one sprite do something a bit different.

Here are a few more demos and examples of SCROLLING BACKGROUNDS

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mayhem/9702
Excellent demo and example of a realistic scrolling background (clouds)

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Drakonan/10294
Background scrolling for a space game.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/fsteenmeijer/6048
Fish tank scrolling background

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Graham/4758
Photo of forest as background scroller

http://www.scratch.mit.edu/projects/uncleclives/4891
I mentioned this one before, but it’s worth repeating: a character walks in front of a scrolling cartoon background.

Last edited by mohlar (2007-06-05 02:45:34)

Mick wrote:

I have one. http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mick/10482

Mick didn't explain what his project is.

It's an interesting new development - a genuine 'how-to' movie which explains a few of the first basic techniques of using Scratch. The explanations are given inside the speech bubbles.

It is called "How to make a game, steps 1 and 2"

If anyone else posts their own simple demos and examples, can you please also add a brief description of what they are or what they demonstrate?  Thanks.

Last edited by mohlar (2007-06-05 08:08:59)

I have just created a "rubber-stamp" program that shows how to do a menu of different choices in one sprite, using computed location to determine the action.  In this case it is the sprite for choosing a rubber stamp.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kevin_karplus/11530

A similar, but somewhat more complicated method is used to determine the note on the keyboard in my electric pianos:
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kevin_karplus/2160
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/kevin_karplus/8202

I got one! I got one!

It's Scratch Race Simulator BETA 

it's not the origional or best scrolling background but i think the scrolling background i made for minirace is simpler than that of capital. 

it also demonstrates how a way of steering with the mouse to control a steering wheel.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/bigB/15836

My Paint series (http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/relyt12101/14054) is a simple way to learn the pen functions (ignore the game).

Also look at these (same idea): http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Mike123/22805
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/mijet97/7739
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/tammy/1453

i have a new one now, its the link in my sig

i need real help this dosent help at all.