My “Letters” program is an animation of my name. There is really no message, but I think it’s really cool to see the words move around the stage. I used a sample animation from the Examples folder and opened a program called “Tamika”. I took the time to understand what the commands in this program did to the letters of the word “Tamika”. Little by little I tested each block of instructions and realized how the sprites moved on the stage. In my program, I used the following commands:
- Start the block of instructions when the green flag is clicked.
- Go to x and y positions, to locate each letter on the stage.
- Because I wanted to draw on the stage, I used the pendown command. Additionally, I set the pen color for every letter to a different color and the size of the pen to one that left a noticeable trace on the stage, as the sprites move.
- I used a forever loop to repeat the movement of the letters (sprites) by a number of fixed steps.
- However, when the sprites reach the edge of the stage according to the direction of the movement, they bounce back into the stage in a different direction.
I actually learned a lot about positioning sprites on the stage and also how to change the direction of movement. I also experimented with some of the tools in the Paint Editor. I didn’t get to learn much from other people since I kind of worked on my own. I really wish I could spend some time with someone that knows a bit more than I do.
If I had more time, I would really like to add sound to my animation. At the moment, it appears to be a bit boring, but I guess I can spark it up with some cool sounds, especially when the letters bounce. I would also like to see the letters grow in size or shrink, giving the impression that the letters are bouncing. Even though I didn’t spend much time with this program, I think I have learned a lot about moving sprites around the stage.
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