Bounce'Sprite'Off' Getting'Ready'

! Canvas'Edge' You$will$need$these$components$in$your$
design$screen:$
Make%a%ball%bounce%when%it%hits% Canvas$
an%edge%of%a%Canvas.% Sprite$
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Blocks'Editor'
Edge!=!1!

Edge!=!!
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What'Does'it'Mean?'
The$Ball1.EdgeReached$event$will$detect$
Edge!=!(3!

Edge!=!3!

when$the$Ball$sprite$hits$the$edge$of$the$
Canvas$and$provides$an$argument$edge.$$

Each$edge$of$a$Canvas$holds$a$numeric$value.$
So$just$feed$back$the$same$value$edge$into$
the$Bounce$call.$

Edge!=!(1! $Ball1.Bounce$causes$the$ball$to$bounce$
and$move$in$the$opposite$direction$off$
the$wall$(Ball1.Heading$is$changed$by$
Edges&are&assigned&values&(1,&3,&21,&23)&
180).$
For&top,&right,&bottom,&left& !
 Adding&Sound&& Get&Ready&&
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You!will!need!these!components!in!
! your!design!screen:!!
Button!
Add#sound#by#either#adding#short#audio#files# Sound!
like#a#crash#sound#when#two#objects#collide# Player!
or#longer#audio#files#like#background#music.#
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Try&These&Blocks&&

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What&Does&it&Mean?&

When!Button1&is!clicked!the!Meow&
sound!will!play.!!

When!Screen1&comes!up!on!your!phone!
the!BackgroundMusic&will!start!playing.!!
! ! Movement!on!a!Timer! Get!Ready!
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You!will!need!these!components!in!
! your!design!screen:!
Canvas!
Move%an%ImageSprite%with%the%passing%of%time.%% ImageSprite!
! Clock!!

Try!These!Blocks!
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What!Does!it!Mean?!

MoveTo!moves!an!object!to!an!absolute!
location!on!the!canvas,!not!a!relative!
amount.!

Clock1!has!an!Interval!that!specifies!how!
often!the!Timer!should!go!off!and!the!Timer!
event!should!be!called.!
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!Whenever!the!Clock!1.Timer!fires!
the!Sprite!will!move!to!the!right!10!
pixels!since!the!Sprites!Interval!is!
1.!
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!!!!!! !Start/Stop!Timed!! Get!Ready!
!!!!! !Movement! You!will!need!these!components!in!the!
! design!screen:!!
! Canvas!
ImageSprite!
This%allows%the%end%user%to%touch%a% Clock!
button%to%start%and%stop%an%ImageSprite% Button!!
moving%with%the%passing%of%time.% Try!These!Blocks
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What!Does!it!Mean?!
When!the!StartStopButton.Click!is!touched,!if!the!
clock!is!enabled!then!stop!the!timer!and!display!start!
on!the!button.!This!will!stop!the!Sprites!movement.!
The!opposite!will!happen!when!the!clock!is!disabled.!!
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Now!try!making!the!object!change!also!
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directions!each!time!the!button!is!clicked.!!
 Speech&Recognition&&
! Get&Ready&
You!will!need!these!components!in!the!Designer:!!
! Label,&Button,&&&&SpeechRecognizer!!

Display(the(text(of(what(is(being(said(on( Try&These&Blocks
the(phone(screen.((
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What&Does&it&Mean?&
When!the!PressAndSpeakButton&is!clicked!the!
SpeechRecognizer&event!is!called!and!is!ready!for!
you!to!speak.!!
The!BeforeGettingText&event!will!be!triggered!
before!speech!has!been!received!and!recognized.!
Then!the!Label&will!display!no!text!on!the!screen.!!

The!AfterGettingText&event!will!be!
triggered!once!speech!has!been!received!
and!recognized.!Then!the!Label&will!
display!the!text!on!the!screen.!
! !!!!!!!Movement!with!Sensors! Get!Ready!
! You!will!need!these!components!in!your!design!
screen:!
! Canvas,!ImageSprite,!OrientationSensor,!
! Clock!!
Move%an%ImageSprite%by%tilting%your%phone%%
! Try!These!Blocks!
!

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What!Does!it!Mean?!
A!procedure!called!MoveBug!was!created!that!
moves!the!bug!in!the!direction!that!the!phone!is!
tilted.! !

The!OrientationSensor.Angle!is!used!to!tell!
the!bug!which!direction!to!move!based!on!what!
angle!your!phone!is!tilted.!!!

The!OrientationSensor.Magnitude!is!used!to!
tell!the!bug!what!speed!to!move!based!on!how!
much!tilt!you!are!putting!on!your!phone.!
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!Whenever!the!Clock1.Timer!fires,!the!
event!MoveBug!will!be!called.!
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 Random'Numbers''
! Get'Ready'
! You!will!need!these!components!in!
your!design!screen:!!
Generate'random'numbers'to'make' Canvas!
ImageSprites'appear'in'random'(x.y)' ImageSprite!
coordinate'locations.'' Clock!
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Try'These'Blocks''
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What'Does'it'Mean?'

When!the'Clock1.Timer'event!is!triggered,!
then!Frog.MoveTo'moves!the!frog!to!a!
random!coordinates!between!the!values!of!1!
and!300!for!the!x!coordinate!and!1!and!400!
for!the!y!coordinate.!!

How'can'you'use'this'for'a'game?'
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Multiple(Screens(
! Getting(Ready(
! You!will!need!these!components!in!
Use!multiple!screens!in!your!app.!! your!design!screens:!
Get!the!next!screen!by!clicking!a!button.! Screen1(:(Button!
! Screen2:(Label!

Blocks(Editor((
(For!Screen1)!
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What(Does(it(Mean?(

Open(another(screen!takes!in!a!text!block.!The!
text!inside!this!block!is!the!name!of!another!
screen.!When!the!button!is!clicked,!Screen2!will!
be!opened.!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!! Creating)Your)Own)Color) Getting)Ready)
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No!components!are!necessary!to!use!
! make!color.!
Create!your!own!colors!using!the!make! !
a!color!block.!!
! Blocks)Editor))
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What)Does)it)Mean?)
Make)color!takes!in!a!list!of!4!numbers.!The!
first!three!numbers!represent!the!RGB!values.!
The!last!is!the!alpha!or!how!strong!the!color!is.!

Purple)is!made!from!using!157!as!R,!57!as!
G,!252!as!B!and!100!as!alpha.!

When)Screen1)is!initialized,!the!
background!color!is!set!the!color!we!
created!in!the!variable!Purple.!!

Can)you)make)a)Turquoise)color?!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fling&Movement&
! Getting&Ready&
! You!will!need!these!components!in!the!Designer:!
Canvas!
ImageSprite!
Change!the!heading!and!speed!of!a!
Sprite!by!flinging!your!fingers.!
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Blocks&Editor&&
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What&Does&it&Mean?&

Flung!detects!when!the!user!makes!a!fling!
motion!with!the!sprite!across!the!screen.!
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The!user!sets!the!heading!and!speed!
from!the!fling!to!the!PirateSprites!
Heading!and!Speed.!
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 Drawing(on(a(( Get(Ready(
Canvas( You!will!need!these!components!in!
!
your!design!screen:!!
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Canvas!
Drag%your%finger%across%the%screen%to% Button!
draw%a%curved%line%along%the%path%of% Label!
your%finger.%%
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Try(These(Blocks((
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What(Does(it(Mean?(
When!the(Canvas1.Dragged(event!is!
triggered,!a!curved!line!will!be!drawn!
from!where!you!finger!started!on!the!
screen!to!where!it!was!dragged.!!
When!the(Clear.Click(button!is!
touched!the!canvas!will!be!cleared.!!
 Shaking(Phone( Get(Ready((
!

! You!will!need!these!components!in!
your!design!screen:!!
Image!
Make%something%to%happen%when%you% Sound!
shake%your%phone.% AccelerometerSensor!
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Label!

Try(These(Blocks((
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What(Does(it(Mean?(

The!AccelerometerSensor.Shaking(
event!will!detect!when!the!phone!is!
shaking!and!then!the!Meow!sound!will!
play!and!the!phone!will!vibrate!for!20!
milliseconds.!!
 Collision'Detection'' Get'Ready''
!
You!will!need!these!components!in!
! your!design!screen:!!!
Canvas!
Make%something%happen%when%one%Sprite% Sprite!
collides%with%another.%%% Button!!!
!

Try'These'Blocks''
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' HINT:!To!make!your!ladybug!move!by!clicking!
' buttons,!check!out!the!Movement!cards.!!
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What'Does'it'Mean?'
The!LadyBugCollidedWith'event!is!
triggered!when!the!Ladybug!touches!the!
Aphid.!Then!this!will!make!the!Aphid!
disappear.!!

Can'you'add'multiple'aphids?'How'
about'adding'a'sound'every'time'the'
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ladybug'eats'an'aphid?''

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 Getting'Ready'
Drag'A'Sprite'
You!will!need!these!components!in!your!design!
! screen:!!
Canvas!
ImageSprite!
Move%a%sprite%side%to%side%by%dragging% Clock!
your%finger% !
Blocks'Editor'

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What'Does'it'Mean?'
While!the!user!is!dragging!the!sprite,!MonkeySprite.Dragged!
gets!called!multiple!times.!Each!call!has!6!arguments:!
!
startX!and!startY,!where!the!user!initially!touched!the!
screen.!
currentX!and!currentY,!where!the!user!is!currently!
touching!
prevX!and!prevY!hold!whatever!values!were!in!currentX!
and!currentY'on!the!previous!call!to!the!event.!(On!the!first!
call!of!this!event,!prevX!and!prevY!are!the!same!as!startX!
and!startY.)!
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When!the!user!drags!the!MonkeySprite,!it!will!be!
moved!to!the!new!X!location,!currentX,!of!the!
drag.!The!Y!stays!the!same!so!the!monkey!can!
only!move!in!the!XAdirection.!
!!!!!!!Movement!with! Get!Ready!
!!!!!!!Buttons! You!will!need!these!components!in!the!
! design!screen:!!
! Canvas!
Sprite!
Move%a%sprite%by%touching%a%button.! Button!!
!
! Try!These!Blocks!

What!Does!it!Mean?!
Define!a!speed!variable!to!1!to!set!the!how!far!the!
sprite!will!move!each!time!the!button!is!clicked.!!!
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!The!Left.Click!event!moves!the!ball!to!the!left!
every!time!the!button!is!touched.!!

The!Right.Click!event!moves!the!ball!to!the!right!
every!time!the!button!is!touched.!!

Can!you!add!buttons!to!make!the!ball!
move!up!and!down?!