Goals
Students will create a character sprite in Scratch and the character to move under user control.
Skills
Block-style programming, sprite creation, user control of sprites, physics of motion
Assignment Details
In Scratch, choose a sprite character for your game. Program the sprite to move under user control. The more complex the motion, the better your grade. You can add one or a combination of the following to make your movement complex. For an “A” you should have “A” level Motion or Animation, or a good mix of the two.
- Physics: add gravity, acceleration, deceleration, bouncing and other physics controlled motion.
- Animation: add walking, running, flying, jumping or other animations to your character movement.
Rubric
Grade / Topic | A | B | C |
| Ease of Movement | The user can easily and intuitively move the character. | The user can easily move the character, but it takes a little practice. | The movement of the character is a little awkward. |
| Complexity of Movement | The movement of the character is complex, realistic and follows the rules of physics like gravity, acceleration, and deceleration. | The movement of the character is realistic and somewhat follows the rules of physics. | The movement of the character is simplistic and does not follow any rules of physics. |
| Animation | Character animation matches the movement. Character has multiple animations (walking + running + jumping + shooting). Animations play and switch properly.
| Character animation matches the movement. Character has two animations (walking + running). Animations play and switch fairly well. | Character animation doesn’t really matches the movement. Character has a single animation. Animations do not play and switch properly. |
| Movement Matches Game | The movement is appropriate for the game and makes the game more playable and interesting. | The movement is appropriate for the game but does not make the game more playable nor interesting | The movement is not appropriate for the game and makes the game hard to play. |
| Code | The program runs properly without bugs and glitches. The code is very readable and easy to follow. The algorithms are elegant and simple. | The program runs, but with a few bugs and glitches. The code is readable but confusing in parts. The algorithms are clean, but could be better. | The program only partially runs The code is difficult to follow and understand. The algorithms are confusing, awkward, or redundant. |