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CREATING A GAME
09 IN SCRATCH
Your Aim
to learn about:
Block Shapes in Scratch Sensing Blocks
Variables Conditional Blocks
Creating a Game
As you must have observed, the blocks in Scratch are in different shapes and
colours. They are used for various purpose like creating shapes and scenes. In this
chapter, we will learn about the various blocks to create a game.
BLOCK SHAPES IN SCRATCH
Block shapes can be divided into six types of shapes. They are: Hat, Stack, Boolean,
Reporter, C and Cap.
Hat Blocks
They are called hat blocks as they look like a hat. We wear a hat
on our head, so the hat always comes on the top. Similarly, hat when clicked
blocks always come at the top of a script as they start a script.
This means that you cannot place any blocks above them.
Stack Blocks
Stack blocks are the most used blocks in Scratch.
play sound Meow until done
They perform the main commands. Stack blocks
have a bowl shape cut on the top and a bump at
the bottom. This makes it easier to stack other blocks above and below them.
Boolean Blocks
Boolean blocks are condition blocks which return the values
or
“true” or “false” or the number “0” or “1” depending on how they
are used in the script.
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