Harry Potter Scratch Game

Harry Potter Scratch
Game
Pranali Choubal
Kunal Shah
Barb Ericson
ericson@cc.gatech.edu
Dec 2007
Harry Potter Scratch Game
The Game
Use the arrow keys
to move Harry
Potter
to catch the golden
snitch
to avoid being hit
by the bludger
Harry Potter Scratch Gam

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Getting Started
Start Scratch
Delete the cat
Click on scissors
and then the cat
or right click on the
cat and pick delete

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Change the Background

Click on the stage
to select it
Click on the
Backgrounds tab
Click on the import
button

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Select New Background

Navigate to the
HarryPotter folder
Select the Stadium
and click OK

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The Stage is Set

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Add Harry Potter

Click on the folder
with a star on it to
add a sprite from a
file
Navigate to the
HarryPotter folder
Add Harry

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The Game so Far

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Scratch is Event Driven

You can make
things happen when
events occur
such as a key is
pressed
the green flag is
clicked on
a message is
received

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Making Harry Move

Click on the Scripts Tab
Click on Control and drag
out
when space key pressed

Change to left arrow key
Click on Looks and drag out

switch to costume
Change to Harry_Left
Click on Motion and drag

out
change x by 1
click on 1 and change to -4

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The Scratch Stage

The Scratch stage is 480 pixels wide and
180
360 pixels high.
y decreases
y increases
-240
240
x decreases
x increases
-180
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Add Other Key Scripts

When right arrow
change to Harry_Right
costume
change x by 4
When down arrow

change y by -4
When up arrow
change y by 4

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Add the Golden Snitch

Click on the folder
with a star on it to
add a sprite from a
file
Navigate to the
HarryPotter folder
Add the snitch

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Harry and the Snitch

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Snitch Behavior
In a 'normal' Quidditch game the game is
over when the snitch is caught
But, in this game you will have to catch 10
snitches to win.
you will need to keep track of the number
caught
Each time the snitch is caught it will hide

and reappear in a new random location
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Variables
To remember how many
snitches were caught we
will need a variable
the value stored in a

variable can change (vary)
Click on the Variables

button
Then click on Make a
Variable
Enter a name for the
variable
Use the default of For all
sprites
Click on OK

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Starting
Scratch games and
animations usually start
when you click the green
flag
Click on Stage to select it
Click on Scripts to program
Click on Control to see the
control blocks
Drag the "when green flag
clicked" block out
Click on Variables
drag the "set Snitches
Caught to 0"

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Messages
Scripts can receive messages
and broadcast messages
blocks are in the Control
area
Click on the snitch sprite,

then Scripts then Control
To create a message drag out
the "when I receive" and
click on the down arrow
then on new
Give the message the name

Caught
click on OK

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More about Messages

Broadcasting and receiving messages is
how sprites communicate with each other
it doesn't cause anything to be printed or
appear
it does execute scripts that receive the
message
All broadcasted messages should have one or
more sprites that receive the message

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Responding to Caught
Hide the snitch
Add one to the number

of snitches caught
drag hide from Looks
drag from Variables
drag from motion

replace values with
random numbers
Change the x and y

values
from Number
Show the snitch
Play a sound
drag from Looks
drag from Sound

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Conditional Execution
Sometimes we want to execute a block or
several blocks if some condition is true
use sensing blocks or number blocks that
return true or false
these have 6 sides (hexagon)
The snitch is captured if Harry is touching

it
Use an if from Control to check if Harry is
touching the snitch sprite

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Catching the Snitch
If the Harry Potter sprite is

touching the snitch sprite
add if
from Control
add "touching " and change

to "Sprite3"
from Sensing
Broadcast the Caught

message
from Control
Right click on the if block and

pick "duplicate"
and add to all the other
scripts for Harry Potter

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Catching the Snitch

Right click on the
if block and select
duplicate
Drop the copy on
the other scripts
Move the scripts
to see them better

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More on Conditionals
Sometimes we want to execute some
blocks if a condition is true and other
blocks if it is false
Use a if and else block from Control
for this

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Winning the Game

In the snitch script
that receives the
caught message
drag in a if and else

from Control
place it after the

change Snitches
Caught by 1
move the last 3
tiles into the else
part
if you have won

these don't need
to execute

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Winning the Game

drag in a "blank = blank"
from Number
drag in "Snitches
Caught" to the first
blank area
from Variables
click on second blank

area and type in 10
drag in a broadcast
block
Create new message

"Won"

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Telling the User

Click on Stage
Click on
Backgrounds
Click on Import
Navigate to
HarryPotter folder
Select Congrats
click on OK

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Stage Scripts
Click on Stage and Scripts
Set the initial background
to the stadium
when the green flag is
clicked
from Looks
When the stage receives a

Won message
from Control
switch background to
Congrats
from Looks

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Hide Other Sprites

If the user has won
hide the other sprites

Harry Potter
Snitch
You can click on the

"when I receive Won"
and drag it to the

snitch sprite to copy it
then click on the
snitch sprite and
scripts to check the
copy worked

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When Game Starts

If the user wins and
Harry and the Snitch
hide when you restart
the game
they won't show again

if you start a new game
Add "when green flag

clicked" show to:
Harry
Golden Snitch

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Making it Harder
add a Bludger
if the Bludger hits
Harry he "dies"
start with 3 lives
lose a life each time
Harry dies
if Harry loses all 3

lives you lose the game

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Add Lives Variable

Click on Variables
Click on Make a
variable
Enter Lives
Drag display to top
right

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Start with 3 Lives

Click on Stage
Click on Scripts
Add "set Lives to
0"
Click on 0 and
change to 3

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Painting a Bludger
You can paint a new
sprite
click on the paintbrush

with a star on it
Click the color

Click the circle shape
tool
Click and drag to make
the circle
Click on OK

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Loops
Sometimes you want to repeat blocks until
the game ends or something happens
Use a forever block to repeat actions until
the game ends
use a stop all block to stop all scripts
Use a repeat block to repeat some actions

a given number of times

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Bludger Scripts
When the green flag
is clicked loop
forever
set x to 260
hide the bludger
wait for some
random amount of
time between 3 and
5 seconds
show the bludger
Glide to the
opposite side
x is -260
random y from
-145 to 145

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Bludger Scripts
When the green flag
is clicked, loop forever
check if touching Harry
play a sound
reduce the number of
lives
check if lost
lives = 0
wait till not touching

Harry
or you will die
quickly

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Tell User Game Over

Click on Stage
Click on
Backgrounds
Click on Import
Select HarryPotter
folder
Select Game Over
Click OK
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New Stage Script

Click on Scripts
Add "when I receive Lost"
from Control
Add "switch background

Game Over"
from Looks
Add "stop all"
from Control
Add "stop all" to the end

of when receive "Won"
script too

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Hide Sprites When Lose

When the game is
lost
hide Harry
hide the Snitch

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Project Notes
Click on the notepad in
the top right corner
Type in project notes
You can upload your
project to the
Scratch web site
Click on Share!
See it at
http://scratch.mit.edu

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Extensions
Speed up the Bludger each time a snitch has been caught
Add background music
Will need a variable for "Time to Cross"

Reduce the variable each time each time the snitch is caught
Import Theme.wav
Add a script to the stage
When the green flag is clicked

Loop forever playing the theme and waiting for it to finish
Make the Bludger come from any direction
Add Beaters who can hit the Bludger away
Add a time limit
and glide across to the opposite side

Using the space key
That counts done

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Harry Potter Scratch Gam

Harry Potter Scratch Gam

Change the Background

Harry Potter Scratch Gam

Select New Background

Harry Potter Scratch Gam

The Stage is Set

Harry Potter Scratch Gam

Add Harry Potter

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The Game so Far

Harry Potter Scratch Gam

Scratch is Event Driven

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Making Harry Move

when space key pressed

Click on Looks and drag out

Click on Motion and drag

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The Scratch Stage

Add Other Key Scripts

When down arrow

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Add the Golden Snitch

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Harry and the Snitch

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Each time the snitch is caught it will hide

the value stored in a

Click on the Variables

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Click on the snitch sprite,

Give the message the name

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More about Messages

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Hide the snitch

Add one to the number

drag hide from Looks

drag from Variables

drag from motion

Change the x and y

Show the snitch

drag from Looks

drag from Sound

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The snitch is captured if Harry is touching

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Catching the Snitch

If the Harry Potter sprite is

add "touching " and change

Broadcast the Caught

Right click on the if block and

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Catching the Snitch

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Winning the Game

drag in a if and else

place it after the

if you have won