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by Sean McManus (Author)
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, 2nd
edition, 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 to:
- 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
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!
Author Biography
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. He lives in the UK.
