Index

A

• Adobe Flash Player
  • URL / Mission checklist
• Adobe Photoshop
  • URL / Mission checklist
• Angry Birds series
  • about / Mission briefing, Why is it awesome?
• antialiasing
  • about / Building the robot wireframe
• attack pattern 1, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• attack pattern 2, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• attack pattern 3, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters

B

• Back a layer button / Prepare for lift off
• Backdrops tab / Engage thrusters
• background, Tower Defense game
  • creating / Creating a background, Engage thrusters
• background images, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Creating background images, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• Backpack feature / Mission briefing
  • about / Sharing the backpack feature, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• bad_food_start_grid_idx variable / Prepare for lift off
• base, Tower Defense game
  • adding / Adding a base, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• bitmap images / Mission checklist
• bomb effects, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • adding / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• bomb item, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • adding / Adding a bomb item, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• Boolean / Classified intel
• boss, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Creating the boss, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • hitting / Making the boss more impressive, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • defeating / Defeating the boss, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• boss fight, side-scrolling shooter game
  • adding / Tweaking and balancing, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • creating / Mission briefing, Why is it awesome?
• bow and arrow, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • creating / Creating a bow and arrow, Prepare for lift off , Engage thrusters
• brick sprite, Hunger Run
  • adding / Adding scripts to the brick sprite, Engage thrusters

C

• cannon
  • creating / Engage thrusters
  • script, creating / Engage thrusters
• cannonball
  • creating / Engage thrusters
  • script, creating / Engage thrusters
  • controlling script, building / Engage thrusters
• cannonball collisions
  • scripting / Cannonball collisions
  • testing / Engage thrusters
  • checking / Engage thrusters
• cannons, Tower Defense game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • cannonballs, creating / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • list variables / Learning about list variables
  • global variables / Learning about global and local variables
  • local variables / Learning about global and local variables
• change <enemies> by 1 block / Engage thrusters
• character, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • creating / Creating a character, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• collision events, Mario Kart
  • dealing with / Dealing with collision events, Engage thrusters
• collision mask, Mario Kart
  • using / Using a collision mask
  • drawing / Engage thrusters
  • drawing, with Reshape tool / Engage thrusters
• Control category
  • about / Engage thrusters
• control sprite
  • about / Prepare for lift off
• corner widget
  • about / Method 2
• Costumes tab / Engage thrusters
• Create button / Engage thrusters

D

• delete this clone block / Engage thrusters
• depth, side-scrolling shooter game
  • simulating, parallax scrolling used / Using parallax scrolling to simulate depth, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
• Discuss button / Engage thrusters
• dungeon crawl adventure game
  • about / Mission briefing, Mission accomplished, Mission briefing, Mission accomplished
  • features / Why is it awesome?, Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives, Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist, Mission checklist
  • level map, building / Planning the level map, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • level tiles, drawing / Drawing the level tiles, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • tiles, preparing / Preparing the tiles in Scratch, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • level generator, creating / Creating a level generator, Engage thrusters, Classified intel
  • character, creating / Creating a character, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • goal, creating / Creating a goal, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • bomb item, adding / Adding a bomb item, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • bomb effects, adding / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • hotshot challenge / Hotshot challenge
  • knight, adding / Adding a knight, Engage thrusters
  • ghost, adding / Adding a ghost, Prepare for lift off , Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • sword, adding / Creating a sword, Engage thrusters
  • bow and arrow, creating / Creating a bow and arrow, Prepare for lift off , Engage thrusters
  • collision check, fixing / Engage thrusters
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges

E

• enemies, Tower Defense game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • sprites, moving / Engage thrusters
• enemy, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Creating an enemy, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• Enemy Ammo, Space Age
  • creating / Adding scripts to Spaceship Ammo and Enemy Ammo, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• enemy patterns, side-scrolling shooter game
  • adding / Adding enemy patterns, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• enemy sprite, Space Age
  • updating / Updating enemy sprites, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Rock sprite, creating / Prepare for lift off
  • Monster sprite, creating / Engage thrusters
• Erase tool / Engage thrusters
• Events category
  • about / New script block categories
• Explore button / Engage thrusters

F

• file browser / Engage thrusters
• Fill tool / Engage thrusters, Engage thrusters
• finish line, Mario Kart
  • adding / Engage thrusters
• food sprite, Hunger Run
  • adding / Adding scripts to the food sprite, Engage thrusters
• For all Sprites option / Learning about global and local variables

G

• game level, Space Age
  • adding / Adding levels – three simple steps, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Classified intel
• Game Manager
  • about / Meeting your Game Manager, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Game Manager sprite, Hunger Run
  • adding / Adding scripts to the Game Manager sprite, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Gauntlet
  • about / Mission briefing
  • URL / Mission briefing
• ghost, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • adding / Adding a ghost, Prepare for lift off , Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• GIMP
  • URL / Mission checklist
• glide block / Engage thrusters
• global variables / Learning about global and local variables
  • about / Engage thrusters
• goal, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• good_food_start_cos_idx variable / Prepare for lift off
• go to front block / Engage thrusters
• gradient option
  • about / Coloring it metallic
• Gradient tool
  • about / Mission accomplished
• grid_count variable / Prepare for lift off
• Grouping tool
  • about / Mission accomplished

H

• healthbar / Engage thrusters
• Help button
  • about / Engage thrusters
• Hunger Run
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives
  • scrolling platform, adding / Understanding scrolling, Engage thrusters, Objective Complete – mini debriefing
  • brick sprite, adding / Adding scripts to the brick sprite, Engage thrusters
  • food sprite, adding / Adding scripts to the food sprite, Engage thrusters
  • player sprite, adding / Adding scripts to the player sprite, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Game Manager sprite, adding / Adding scripts to the Game Manager sprite, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • tweaking / Tweaking the game, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • bricks count, tweaking / Tweaking the number of grids in the game
  • brick count, tweaking / Tweaking the number of grids in the game
  • bad food appearance time, tweaking / Tweaking bad food's appearance time
  • scrolling speed, tweaking / Tweaking the scrolling speed
  • player movement, tweaking / Tweaking the movement of the player
  • bad food ratio, tweaking / Tweaking the bad food ratio
  • about / Mission accomplished
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges

J

• Join Scratch button / Engage thrusters

K

• keyboard / Building keyboard controls
• keyboard controls, Mario Kart
  • building / Building keyboard controls, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • control object, creating / Engage thrusters
  • control sprite, scripting / Engage thrusters
• knight, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • adding / Adding a knight, Engage thrusters

L

• landscape
  • creating / Creating a landscape, Engage thrusters
• level generator, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • creating / Creating a level generator, Engage thrusters, Classified intel
• level map, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • building / Planning the level map, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• level tiles, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • drawing / Drawing the level tiles, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
• List / Why is it awesome?
• list variables / Learning about list variables
• local variables / Learning about global and local variables

M

• map tiles
  • about / Mission checklist
• Mario Kart
  • about / Mission briefing, Mission accomplished
  • multiplayer feature / Mission briefing
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • racetrack, drawing / Drawing a racetrack, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • race kart, creating / Creating a kart, Prepare for lift off
  • keyboard controls, building / Building keyboard controls
  • collision mask, using / Using a collision mask
  • collision events, dealing with / Dealing with collision events, Engage thrusters
  • second player, adding / Adding a second player, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • winning / Finishing the game, Engage thrusters
  • finish line, adding / Engage thrusters
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges
• Mario Kart sprite sheet / Prepare for lift off
• message, side-scrolling shooter game
  • sending / Sending a message, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• More Blocks category
  • about / Engage thrusters
• MS Paint / Mission checklist
• multiple target
  • creating / Creating multiple targets
• multiplier_R variables / Engage thrusters

O

• object
  • about / Engage thrusters

P

• Paint Bucket tool
  • about / Engage thrusters
• Paint Editor
  • tips / Parting with a few tips, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • features / Mission accomplished
• Paint tool
  • about / Mission accomplished
• parabolic shot
  • creating / Creating a parabolic shot
• parabolic trajectory
  • creating / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• parallax scrolling
  • about / Why is it awesome?
  • used, for depth simulating / Using parallax scrolling to simulate depth, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
• Pencil tool / Prepare for lift off
• player character, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Creating a player character, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• player option, Tower Defense game
  • limiting / Engage thrusters
• player sprite, Hunger Run
  • adding / Adding scripts to the player sprite, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Positioning tool
  • about / Mission accomplished
• power-up system, side-scrolling shooter game
  • adding / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• project
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • creating / Creating a new project
  • sprite, drawing / Engage thrusters
  • scripting / Starting scripts, Engage thrusters
  • target, adding / Adding targets
  • parabolic shot, creating / Creating a parabolic shot
  • landscape, creating / Creating a landscape, Engage thrusters
• project, Scratch 2.0
  • saving / Saving and loading projects, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • loading / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • sharing, with backpack feature / Sharing the backpack feature, Objective complete – mini debriefing

R

• race kart, Mario Kart
  • creating / Creating a kart, Prepare for lift off
  • creating, external editor used / Engage thrusters
  • adding, to Scratch / Engage thrusters
  • animating / Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • hiding / Classified intel
  • ghost effect, using / Classified intel
• racetrack, Mario Kart
  • drawing / Drawing a racetrack, Engage thrusters
• repeat loop / Engage thrusters
• Reshape tool / Engage thrusters
  • used, for drawing collision mask / Engage thrusters
• robot sprite
  • costumes, creating / Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives
  • coloring / Coloring it metallic, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • final adjustments, performing / Performing final adjustments, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • animating / Animating, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • costumes, duplicating / Prepare for lift off
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges
• robot wireframe
  • building / Building the robot wireframe, Engage thrusters
• rotation pin
  • about / Method 2

S

• scaling widgets / Engage thrusters
• scope / Learning about global and local variables
• scoreBlue value / Engage thrusters
• scoreRed value / Engage thrusters
• scores, side-scrolling shooter game
  • adding / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• scoreYellow value / Engage thrusters
• Scratch
  • URL / Mission checklist
  • Mario race kart, adding / Engage thrusters
• Scratch 2.0
  • about / Adding targets
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • overview / Website overview, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • account, creating / Creating an account and logging in, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • logging in / Creating an account and logging in, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Scratch editor layout / The Scratch editor layout, Engage thrusters
  • sprites, creating / Creating and importing sprites, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • sprites, importing / Creating and importing sprites, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • script block categories / New script block categories, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • project, saving / Saving and loading projects
  • project, loading / Saving and loading projects
  • project, sharing with backpack feature / Sharing the backpack feature, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • benefits / Some benefits and drawbacks of the new Scratch interface, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • drawbacks / Some benefits and drawbacks of the new Scratch interface, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Scratch 2.0 sprite editor
  • about / Mission briefing
• Scratch cat
  • about / Prepare for lift off
• Scratch editor layout
  • about / The Scratch editor layout, Engage thrusters
• script block categories
  • about / New script block categories, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Events category / Engage thrusters
  • Control category / Engage thrusters
  • More Blocks category / Engage thrusters
• Scripts tab / Engage thrusters
• scrolling platform, Hunger Run
  • adding / Understanding scrolling, Engage thrusters, Objective Complete – mini debriefing
• scroll_speed variable / Prepare for lift off
• second player, Mario Kart
  • adding / Adding a second player, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • collision check, adding / Classified intel
• See inside button / Prepare for lift off
• Shaping tool
  • about / Mission accomplished
• Shield, Space Age
  • creating / Adding scripts to Shield and Shield Life, Engage thrusters, Classified intel
• Shield Life, Space Age
  • creating / Adding scripts to Shield and Shield Life, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
• side-scrolling shooter game
  • about / Mission briefing, Mission accomplished, Mission accomplished
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • objectives / Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • player character, creating / Creating a player character, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • enemy, creating / Creating an enemy, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • enemy patterns, adding / Adding enemy patterns, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • weapon, creating / Shooting those baddies!, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • background images, creating / Creating background images, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • depth simulating, parallax scrolling used / Using parallax scrolling to simulate depth, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • rocks, creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • seaweed, creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • scores, adding / Adding scores and power-ups, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • power-up system, adding / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • boss fight, adding / Tweaking and balancing, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges, Hotshot challenges
  • boss fight, creating / Mission briefing, Why is it awesome?
  • message, sending / Sending a message, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • test script, adding / Adding a test script, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • boss, creating / Creating the boss, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • attack pattern 1, creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • attack pattern 2, creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • attack pattern 3, creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • boss, hitting / Making the boss more impressive, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • boss, defeating / Defeating the boss, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• sine wave
  • about / Prepare for lift off
• solid fill
  • about / Prepare for lift off
• Space Age
  • about / Mission briefing, Mission accomplished
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • tasks / Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • global variables / Starting with the starter project, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • stage / Starting with the starter project, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • sprites / Starting with the starter project, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • spaceship, creating / Adding scripts to Spaceship, Engage thrusters
  • spaceship, testing / Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • enemy sprite, updating / Updating enemy sprites, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Spaceship Ammo, creating / Adding scripts to Spaceship Ammo and Enemy Ammo, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • Enemy Ammo, creating / Adding scripts to Spaceship Ammo and Enemy Ammo, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • Shield Life, creating / Adding scripts to Shield and Shield Life, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • Shield, creating / Adding scripts to Shield and Shield Life, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing, Classified intel
  • Game Manager / Meeting your Game Manager, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • game level, adding / Adding levels – three simple steps, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Classified intel
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges
• spaceship, Space Age
  • creating / Adding scripts to Spaceship, Engage thrusters
  • horizontal movement / Horizontal movement
  • vertical movement / Vertical Movement
  • testing / Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Spaceship Ammo, Space Age
  • creating / Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
• sprite
  • about / Prepare for lift off
  • drawing / Engage thrusters
• sprite properties
  • about / Engage thrusters
• sprites
  • incomplete sprites / Starting with the starter project
  • complete sprites / Starting with the starter project
  • creating / Creating and importing sprites, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
  • importing / Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• sprites, Space Age
  • about / Engage thrusters
• stage
  • about / Prepare for lift off
• stage, Space Age
  • about / Engage thrusters
• Switch costume to <base1> block / Engage thrusters
• sword, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • adding / Creating a sword, Engage thrusters

T

• target clone
  • creating / Creating multiple targets
• temporary script / Prepare for lift off
• test script, side-scrolling shooter game
  • adding / Adding a test script, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Text tool / Prepare for lift off
• tiles, dungeon crawl adventure game
  • preparing / Preparing the tiles in Scratch, Objective complete – mini debriefing
• Tower Defense game
  • requirements / Mission briefing
  • Backpack feature / Mission briefing
  • features / Why is it awesome?
  • tasks / Your Hotshot objectives
  • checklist / Mission checklist
  • background, creating / Creating a background
  • enemies, creating / Creating enemies
  • cannons, creating / Creating cannons
  • enemy count, increasing / Engage thrusters
  • base, adding / Adding a base, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • player option, limiting / Engage thrusters
  • wining / Winning the game, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters
  • about / Mission accomplished
  • hotshot challenges / Hotshot challenges
• traditional archery style target
  • creating / Engage thrusters, Method 2
  • methods, for creating oval shape / Method 1, Method 2
  • scripting / Creating multiple targets

V

• variable
  • creating / Engage thrusters
  • about / Engage thrusters
  • examples / Engage thrusters

W

• wait command / Classified intel
• wait … secs block / Engage thrusters
• weapon, side-scrolling shooter game
  • creating / Shooting those baddies!, Prepare for lift off, Engage thrusters, Objective complete – mini debriefing