If you had fun with our post about Hopscotch, want to learn how to code, or even just think video games are cool, you should check out Scratch!
Scratch is an online tool where you can learn the basics of coding. Just like in Hopscotch, you can drag little blocks of code around to make cool things happen.
But you can access Scratch from any computer (windows, mac, or linux) that has internet!
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| This is what the code editor looks like in Scratch |
You can look at different types of starter projects here. There are loads of cool examples, like video games, interactive art, a virtual tour of an office at MIT, and even games that sense your motions (they use your webcam) and let you control the game by moving!
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| This is Society of Women Engineers member playing this video game. You use your hand motions to bounce legos up and save them from drowning! The game uses your webcam to detect your hand motions. |
When you're ready to try Scratch out yourself, go to the code editor. On that page, there's a really great "getting started" section on the right that will help you get used to using Scratch.
Happy coding!
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