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Create Computer Games with
Scratch
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Using Scratch
Scratch is a programming language designed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) that
lets you create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art. Rather than using
a complex computer language, it uses easy-to-understand coding blocks. To get the most out of
this book, you will need to be able to use a computer and you will need to load Scratch onto your
computer. Always check with an adult if it is OK to download files from the Internet to your computer.
Go to:
First, do Scratch’s “Getting Started with Scratch” tutorial, found by going to “Create” on the home
page, and then look in the “Tips” menu. You can also work on Scratch off-line. Scroll to the
bottom of the home page and click on Offline Editor in the Support menu. Follow the
instructions to install it on your computer.
Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See
Images and illustrations from Scratch included in this book have been developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab
(see
) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 licence
.
org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en). The third party trademarks used in this book are the property of their respective owners, including the
Scratch name and logo. The owners of these trademarks have not endorsed, authorized, or sponsored this book.
