Yes, variables are useful for everything. Examples: Velocity, Health, Scrolling, Sesning, True/False Blocks, speed, and many many many other things.
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There are an infinite number of ways to use variables.
They can be used to make scrolling backgrounds.
http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?id=2440
They can be used in movement as well.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/archmage/72848
Variables are also useful for mathematic forumlas.
Try looking at other peoples' project to see how they use variables.
Last edited by archmage (2008-07-26 20:43:59)
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Well, they can also tell te state of something, whether it is moving or not, whether you passed the ball or it can be intercepted, or when you touch the "ground" in a game (skydiving, yes, mine). In All About Scratch, there is a stickied topic about this

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