Programming For Beginners - Build Games Using Scratch

No Experiance In Programming Needed! - Build your own Flappy Birds game and learn to program games in Scratch

What you'll learn

Register an account in Scratch

Understand the code building blocks of Scratch

Use motion sensors to track movement

Use controls to make decisions in programs

Use the Pen operator to add some fun

Employ sound code blocks in a game

Adding additional Sprites with controls and sensing

Using randomization in games

Creating and using variables

Using mathematical operators for control

Creating animations by switching constumes

Sharing your program

Requirements

All you require is a knowledge of how to operate your computer…nothing more

Description

A UNIQUE FATHER-SON TAUGHT COURSE

Who is this course for?
This course is specifically designed for people who are wanting to learn to program, especially children, teenagers, university students…oh yes, and those more mature and looking for a change of direction or career!
What's the course about?
“Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer…because it teaches you to think" (Steve Jobs). Steve Jobs is not alone in this thinking. Many of the people who are shaping our modern world are saying the same thing – programming is the language of the future. This course will introduce you to programming in the most fun, easiest, and most unique way possible.
Fun…because you will build a game, a really great game - the famous Flappy Bird game!Easiest …because you will learn to program in Scratch, developed by MIT to teach programming.Unique…because you will be taught by a unique duo - one with a PhD and one with a Passion
You will learn all the basics of programming, and by the end of this course you will be able to push the limits of what can be done in Scratch. You will learn about sprites, about code blocks that control them, about useful elements like sounds, randomization, sensing, and lots more. While the environment is easy to learn in, what you will learn will be amazing.
Why this course?
There are lots of courses that teach you programming…and of course I suggest you do as many as you can. However, if this is your first time, or if you are wanting to see if programming is for you, or your children, then this is the best course for you. Why?
Firstly it will be fun! Learning that is not fun is not fun…OK, I suppose that makes sense ;-) Every step of the process is fun, plus what can be more fun than making your very first program a game…and a fun game too!
Secondly we will be using Scratch to teach you. Sure you will eventually want to learn programming languages like C++ or Swift or Java…as these will allow you to write mobile apps. However, I have seen countless people give up because these environments are so complex. You need to grasp the basics first…and that is exactly why MIT University developed Scratch. This is the best platform, used at schools and universities around the world, to learn to program. From here your options are limitless!
Thirdly when you learn to program you need to learn it in a special way…and that is exactly what we are going to do for you. You will be learning from two people – myself (Craig) and my son, Joshua. I have a PhD in educational technology and have been involved in technology and teaching it for over 30 years. I will share with you the benefit of my knowledge of teaching. Joshua, who began programming at 12, has a passion for programming and sharing it with others. He has written many successful apps and shares his unique skills in this unique course. Together we are going to share with you how you can learn to program and set yourself up for the most needed career of the future. Everything is going to need software to work, whether it's your fridge, watch, phone, car…all of these are programmed. Software is the language of our world, and those who know it hold the key to the future.
What kind of materials are included?
The course includes everything you need. The lectures are professionally created, as people have come to expect from my courses. We will explain everything to you and give you access to the source code files in Scratch. Plus in addition to this we have attached additional exercises with solutions to the end of most lessons. This means you can try other things to see if you have grasped the concepts.
How long will the course take to complete?
There are 3 sections to this course, with each section providing short powerful videos on individual concepts. Learning to become proficient in programming takes time…but this course will give you a jump start into what is one of the most needed and lucrative careers around…ask Mark Zuckerberg if your don't believe us!
How is this course structured?
This is an action course. So the course starts with getting to the doing straight away. The course starts with setting up your Scratch account and then in no time you have written your first program. The course is structured in the following way:
1.Section 1 – Introduction to Programming in Scratch - The purpose of this first section is to introduce you to the importance of programming, and the Scratch programming environment.
2.Section 2 – Making the Flappy Bird game - In this section we will guide you in a step-by-step way through the building of the Flappy Bird game. Here you will learn key programming constructs such as controls, sensing, data, and more.
3.Section 3 – Advanced Programming Features - This section now introduces some more advanced elements to our game including more on data and variables, sounds, etc.
Why take this course?
It is quite simply the best course, in the best starter programming environment, by the most qualified and unique teaching team!


Overview

Section 1: Programming Basics

Lecture 1 Registering in Scratch

Lecture 2 Introduction to this course

Lecture 3 Overview of Scratch

Lecture 4 Simple Moving

Lecture 5 Motion

Lecture 6 Sounds

Lecture 7 Using pen to draw

Lecture 8 Control

Lecture 9 Looks

Lecture 10 Sensing

Lecture 11 Variables

Section 2: Making The Flappy Bird Game

Lecture 12 The Final Game

Lecture 13 Downloading Background

Lecture 14 Animate Background

Lecture 15 Adding Pipes

Lecture 16 Animating Pipes 1

Lecture 17 Animating Pipes 2

Lecture 18 Animating Pipes 3

Lecture 19 Adding Flappy Bird

Lecture 20 Adding Flap To Flappy Bird

Lecture 21 Sensing Objects

Lecture 22 Improving Sensing

Section 3: Advanced Features

Lecture 23 Adding Sound

Lecture 24 Adding Score

Lecture 25 Countdown

Lecture 26 Display Score

Lecture 27 Adding Best Score

Section 4: Download the Code

Lecture 28 Review Material - Complete Code with Comments (Scoreboard sprite)

Lecture 29 Review Material - Complete Code with Comments (Countdown sprite)

Lecture 30 Review Material - Complete Code with Comments (Pipe 1 sprite)

Lecture 31 Review Material - Complete Code with Comments (Pipe 2)

Lecture 32 Review Material - Complete Code with Comments (Flappy bird sprite)

Lecture 33 Flappy Bird Source Code

Section 5: From Scratch to HTML Programming

Lecture 34 Conclusion

Lecture 35 An intro to our course

Lecture 36 An overview to the text editor

Lecture 37 Html intro - Try it out

Lecture 38 The skeleton of HTML

Lecture 39 The Conclusion HTML

Lecture 40 Something special for active learners

Would-be programmers,Creative people,Logical people,Children interested in learning programming,Students who are using or planning on learning to program,Adults who would like to learn to program,Anyone who wants to learn to code