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 thatтАЩll impress your friends and family тАУ and youтАЩll 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:
тАв Make a game with animated cartoon characters
тАв Build a drum machine and make random music
тАв Use anaglyph glasses for 3D effects and 3D Art
тАв Design amazing mazes in a 3D environment
тАв Create your own stop motion films
тАв 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
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.