Tag Archive | Gravity

How to make a controllable character in Scratch 1.4

NOTE: Trouble finding a block? Scratch blocks are color coded. If you go to the top left of the Scratch Window, you will see colored tabs. The color of the block matches the color of the tab.

If you plan to make a video game, you are going to need a controllable object.1

Yes, without it, one might call it an “Animation”.2

So today, I will teach you how to make a character in Scratch 1.4.

3

Yes.

Read More…

Using Gravity In Scratch 1.4 – Simple

Scratch 1.4 doesn’t have a gravity engine built in, which is great in some situations (games like Pac-Man), and not-so-great in others. Imagine Super Mario Galaxy without gravity! You’d jump and keep floating. Forever. A lot of people know when they NEED gravity, but not how to put it in their games. Well, here you are then. Let’s learn how to use gravity!

Read More…