Scratch App for Creating Animation Games and Quizzes

Rancakmedia.com – Scratch is a visual programming application or creating a game for learning settings that allows newcomers (whether students, instructors, students, or parents) to learn to program without having to worry about grammar.

The Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab created this programming language. Users can create their own animations, games, artwork and more using Scratch.

Scratch 3.12.0 is the latest version, which can be downloaded or accessed online. Scratch 3.12.0 is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, CrhomeOS, and Android.

User application Scratch permainan ini dapat membangun program (disebut proyek) dengan mengatur blok perintah secara grafis (disebut blok). Siswa dapat berkonsentrasi pada logika dan aliran pemrograman (algoritma) tanpa pernah atau secara teratur menghadapi masalah sebagai akibat dari tata bahasa yang buruk.

Scratch is an application created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group of the MIT Media Lab. We can use this application to create interactive stories, animations, and even games. Then there's the fact that this app serves as a platform for us to share our work with others.

Scratch seems to be a kid-friendly app. However, this application can also be used by adults who want to learn programming. This app is very basic and very easy to understand. Scratch teaches us how to think creatively and rationally, and how to collaborate with others.

How to use the Scratch app

Previously, I suggested that you use Scratch on your computer. As the interface will be wider, it will be easier.

1. Just go to https://scratch.mit.edu/download to use the web app.
2. To register, go to 'Join Scratch'. Please click 'Login' if you are already registered.
3. Then we will see the main screen of the Scratch application, which will show projects generated by others.
4. You are welcome to take a peek first.
5. By selecting the 'Create' option from the menu above, you can start creating your Scratch project.
6. After that, you will be taken to the editor menu, which will look like this:

We can see a very basic look of the Scratch application in the image above. Every 'Tool' we might use is on the left, our main place for laying out the logic that will drive our project is in the middle, and on the right are the previews as well as the sprite editor we can use to add sprites or backgrounds.

Scratch is the First Project

Next, we'll use the Scratch app to build something very simple, which we'll use to continue self-learning by developing increasingly sophisticated projects using this game's Scratch app.

First, concentrate on the left-hand editor, which I refer to as 'Tools'. This menu is divided into three areas, each with its own set of tabs: Codes, Costumes, and Sounds.

Code is a menu that allows us to change the logic of the project we are working on. We can use this tool to move 'sprites'/characters in our projects, add 'events' when our application users press a button or type on the keyboard, and change the appearance of characters in our project if conditions are satisfied.

1. Costume= We can customize the appearance of the character in our project using this option.
2. Sound= We can change the existing sound in our project using this option.

Only the tools on the 'Code' tab will be covered in this session. Because it is here that we will find reasons that will allow us to think more like programmers. Just go to the 'Code' page and select the Events menu.

Drag and drop the 'When [green flag logo] is clicked' event onto the main worksheet of our project. If all went well, the main worksheet should look something like this:

After adding the events that will trigger the action according to our desired state, we can define what action will occur if these conditions are met. Let's start by entering 'View.' Select 'Say hello for 2 seconds' from the 'Looks' menu (Drag & drop). It will look like this if successful:

After completing the above procedure, we can immediately test run the project by clicking on the flag logo on the right side of the 'Editor'. If your attempt is successful, the cat image in the editor menu will say 'Hello!'

Conclusion

This game Scratch app was created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group of the MIT Media Lab. Scratch 3.12.0 is the latest version, which can be downloaded or accessed online. Users can create their own animations, games, artwork and more using Scratch.

In this session, we'll examine Scratch's left-hand editor, which I refer to as 'Tools'. Tools allow us to change the logic of the project we are working on. It is here that we will find reasons that will allow us to think more like programmers.