Cool Scratch Projects in easy steps

by Sean McManus

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 • 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 Magic Mirror Gribbet! Drum Machine 12 Angry Aliens 3D Artist Space Mine 3D Maze Maker and Circuit Breaker 3D Maze Explorer 3D Maze Finishing touches Sprites, Cameras, Action! Super Wheelie in ScratchJr Five shorties

185 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2016

About the author

Sean McManus writes inspiring books about technology and business.

Many of his most popular books introduce children and adults to programming, including using Scratch, Python, and the Raspberry Pi. Sean's novel for adults, Earworm, goes undercover in the music industry, exploring what happens when music, AI, and business collide.

Visit Sean's website for free book chapters and details of Sean's copywriting services for tech companies.

Reviews

[ピピ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like this family of books. The Scratch book does what it says.

You want to make some Scratch projects.
The book is sorted into projects, with step by step instructions you can follow, and you end up with a working project. I love these books that actually do step by step, not "vague concept" one or two steps. If I was an expert I wouldn't be reading a tutorial.

I really like this family of books.