MakeCode Orientation
Steps to follow to get a desired outcome.
What is an algorithm?
A code piece that allows my sprite to say a message.
What is mysprite say?
What is set mysprite stay in screen
This piece allows you to repeat actions and reduces how many pieces you need to use.
What is a loop?
This category holds code that you can use to change the background.
What is scene?
Recipe, FYP, GPS Directions
What are examples of an algorithm?
Have multiple characters makes so that your game is more interesting.
What is the importance of having a variety of sprites?
Makes it possible that 2 different sprites can interact with each other.
What is an overlap event?
This code piece already a velocity in the x and y direction assigned to it.
What is a projectile?
This code piece allows give game directions to your player.
What is splash?
A character in MakeCode.
What is a sprite?
Having sprites around the screen makes it possible for us to see them all.
Why is important to display sprites around the screen?
This code piece allowed it so that we could create a variety of clouds that would appear randomly on the screen.
What is on created?
Lasers, Tennis Ball, or Rain are all examples of.
What is projectile from sprite?
This category allows you to use music to add sound to your code.
What is music?
These elements can affect how a player plays a game.
What is life, score, and countdown?
A code piece that allows for sprites to be positioned around the screen.
What is set mysprite position x y
This element adds the luck or chance to a game.
What is pick random?
The speed of an object.
What is velocity?
Computer Science, Math and AI all use this to help them run smoothly.
What is an algorithm?
The name of a sprite.
What is a variable?
The name of a character
What is a sprite?
If the kind is not correct the overlap event will not work.
Why it is important to have the correct names of the kinds?
This piece allows for something to repeated as many times as you tell it.
What is repeat loop?
Regularly used when writing code to increase readability of the code and allow for easy reuse of common actions.
What is a function?