Coding Patterns

What is a Coding Pattern?

• A set of code blocks that you can use in different games

• A pattern for clothes, like stripes

• It's when you code something really difficult in a game

What coding pattern is this?

• Sticky Loop.

  It makes this character sticks to something else.

• Sticky Loop.

  It makes the computer sticky like glue.

• Forever Loop.

  It never stops.

• Forever Go To.

  It keeps going somewhere.

This coding pattern is called Straight Bounce.

How does the character move when using this coding pattern?

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You can use the same coding pattern in different ways.

Choose all Straight Bounce coding patterns.

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Most coding patterns are Actions, but this one is special.

It's an Event and it's called Touching Check.

How do you use it?

• Use it to do something when this character touches something else

• Use it to touch or hit another character

• Use it do something over and over again, forever

• Use it however you want

You can use coding patterns together.

Here we are using Touching Check and Sticky Loop together.

What does the code do?

• This character will eat apples

• When this character touches the apple, it will stick to the apple

• Nothing, this code is wrong

• The apple will bounce around the screen

We are using Touching Check and Straight Bounce together.

What does this code do?

• When you touch this character with your mouse, it will move and bounce around the screen

• When the game starts, the character will move and bounce around the screen

• When you touch this character with your mouse, it will stick to your mouse pointer

• Nothing, the code is wrong

What can you do to find out how to code a coding pattern?

• Go to the 'Coding Patterns' page and watch the coding pattern video

• Just get a bunch of blocks and try them out

• Do nothing