Scratch For Kids For Dummies

Book Description

Scratch is a fast, fun, and easy way to get started in computer science

Do you want to make cool games, impressive animations, and become an all-around Scratch super star? You’ve come to the right place! Packed with full-color photos and easy-to-follow instructions, Scratch For Kids For Dummies makes it easy to get started even if you’ve never attempted computer programming or coding. Inside, you’ll find out how to design and develop your own games, create amazing animations, interact with the online Scratch community, and much more!

There’s no doubting that Scratch is fun, but it also helps you learn to think creatively, reason symmetrically, and work collaboratively essential skills for life in the 21st century. Best of all, the software is completely free and runs right in your web browser! With the help of this down-to-earth and friendly guide, you’ll quickly discover how to choose from a library of characters, backgrounds, and props, draw your own options, and open another user’s project, modify it, and publish it online all with the click of a button. * Create games, stories, and animations * Learn programming * Share your projects with the Scratch community * Participate in the Scratch forums

If you’re looking to make the most of MIT’s Scratch software but don’t quite know where to start, everything you need to try your hand at this popular multimedia programming tool is right here. So what are you waiting for?

Table of Contents

Part 1: Become a Scratch Designer
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Scratch
Chapter 2: Create Your Own Comics
Chapter 3: Design Scratch Animals
Chapter 4: Build Vector Robots
Chapter 5: Digital Collages

Part 2: Become a Scratch Animator
Chapter 6: Animation Essentials
Chapter 7: Animate Great Characters
Chapter 8: Location, Location, Location
Chapter 9: Sounds Good to Me
Chapter 10: Lights, Camera, ACTION!

Part 3: Become a Scratch Game Developer
Chapter 11: Design a Classic Videogame
Chapter 12: Super Snake
Chapter 13: A-Maze-ing Game
Chapter 14: Attacking the Clones
Chapter 15: Game Not Over!

中文：

书名：Scratch For Kids For Dummies

Scratch是一种快速、有趣和简单的计算机科学入门方法

你想做很酷的游戏，令人印象深刻的动画，并成为一个全面的刮刮超级明星吗？你来对地方了！充斥着全彩色照片和简单易懂的说明，为哑巴孩子们准备的Scratch for Dummies，即使你从未尝试过计算机编程或编码，也很容易上手。在里面，您将了解如何设计和开发您自己的游戏，创建令人惊叹的动画，与在线临时社区互动，以及更多！

毫无疑问，刮刮很有趣，但它也能帮助你学会创造性思维、对称推理和协作工作，这是21世纪生活的基本技能。最棒的是，该软件是完全免费的，可以在你的网络浏览器上运行！在这本实用而友好的指南的帮助下，您将很快发现如何从角色、背景和道具库中进行选择，画出自己的选项，打开另一个用户的项目，对其进行修改，并将其发布到网上，所有这些都只需点击一个按钮。*创建游戏、故事和动画*学习编程*与Scratch社区分享您的项目*参与Scratch论坛

如果你想充分利用麻省理工学院的Scratch软件，但又不知道从哪里开始，你需要的一切都在这里，尝试一下这个流行的多媒体编程工具。那你还在等什么？

Table of Contents

第1部分：成为Scratch设计师
第1章：Scratch入门
第2章：创作你自己的漫画
第三章：设计刮痕动物
第4章：构建矢量机器人
第五章：数码拼贴

第2部分：成为一名Scratch动画师
Chapter 6: Animation Essentials
Chapter 7: Animate Great Characters
第八章：地点、地点、地点
第九章：我觉得不错
Chapter 10: Lights, Camera, ACTION!

第3部分：成为Scratch游戏开发人员
第11章：设计经典视频游戏
Chapter 12: Super Snake
第十三章：A-迷宫游戏
第14章：攻击克隆人
第15章：游戏还没有结束！