Programming with Scratch galaxy用划痕编程.cs.lamar.pptVIP

Summer Computing Workshop Introduction to Variables Variables are used in every aspect of programming. They are used to store data the programmer needs later in the program. Let’s create a variable for the new sprite. Call this variable “score”. On the left you should see and blocks. These are the two most used blocks when it comes to manipulating variables in Scratch. Programmers use similar methods of setting the value to a specified number, or incrementing/decrementing the value. Now we will look at a brief overview of this session. Session 5 Basic Overview Incrementing/Decrementing Variables – This function is useful when decreasing or increasing variables by a specified number (e.g. the a player losing lives in a game or increasing a player’s score). Setting Variables – This function is used to set the variable’s value to a specified number (e.g. setting the score to zero after the game is restarted or setting the players lives to max after the game is restarted) Using Variables – Programmers use variables to store data for later use. Problems/Type differences – Similar to the issues related with input, different types of data may have unexpected outcomes. Incrementing/Decrementing Variables For this examples we need a forever loop, an if conditional block, a change score by block, a change x by block, another sprite (total of 2), and another block we haven’t used before called . This block is found in the sensing category and will be used in the predicate part of an if/else block to detect the collision of some other object (another sprite, an edge, etc). We also need to give the user control over the cat similar to the cat in the input session. Use whatever type of single-character input you want, allow the user to move the cat towards the other sprite eventually allowing them to collide. Now we will create a structure that increments the score only if the two sprites are touchin