Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps

Sean McManus

Aug 2016 · In Easy Steps Limited

About this ebook

 Millions of children and young people worldwide are using Scratch to make their own games and animations.

Following on from the success of Scratch Programming in easy steps, Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps gives you great ideas to create computer games and other projects that’ll impress your friends and family – and you’ll have endless fun creating and playing them! The book provides step-by-step instructions for building projects that show off some of the cool things you can do with Scratch.

It starts with two simple projects to get you started. Find out how to:

• Make a game with animated cartoon characters

• Build a drum machine and make random music

• Use anaglyph glasses for 3D effects and 3D Art

• Design amazing mazes in a 3D environment

• Create your own stop motion films

• Use the ScratchJr app to create games and interactive stories anywhere using your iPad or Android tablet

Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps has projects for Scratch 2.0 on a PC/Mac and Scratch 1.4 on the Raspberry Pi, and includes a Raspberry Pi Camera Module project. Each project includes suggestions for customizing it, so you can make it your own!

Table of Contents:

Magic Mirror

Gribbet!

Drum Machine

12 Angry Aliens

3D Artist

Space Mine 3D

Maze Maker and Circuit Breaker

3D Maze Explorer

3D Maze Explorer: Finishing touches

Sprites, Cameras, Action!

Super Wheelie in ScratchJr

Five shorties

Ratings and reviews

You to Scatch cool

About the author

Sean McManus writes inspiring books about business and technology. His books include Scratch Programming in easy steps and Web Design in easy steps and he has written for magazines including The MagPi, Raspberry Pi Geek, and Internet Magazine. Sean is also a Code Club volunteer.