Getting Started with Makecode Arcade

This is a character or object we control with code.

• sprite

• scene

• sound

• function

These are single pieces of code which can be dragged and snapped together.

• Code blocks
• Code snippets
• Code segments
• Code fragments

This is the area which stores all the blocks.

• data toolbar

• object toolbar

• file toolbar

• block toolbar

These blocks that are attached to each other in the Code Area and run in a specific order.

• scripts

• paragraphs

• sentences

• blocks

Inside the purple rectangle is where we put our code blocks in Makecode Arcade to build scripts that control the program.

• simulator

• paper

• code area/workspace

• grid

This is the image shown on the Simulator behind the sprites in Makecode Arcade.

• loop

• scene

• sprite

• music

The area outlined in blue is the area that displays a finished program when it is being run.

• blocks

• toolbar

• simulator

• workspace

This starts most of the scripts in the program.

• music

• on start

• function

• loop

Which console can you play Makecode Arcade games on?

• Gameboy

• Switch

• XBox

• PS5

What is the recommended way to login to Makecode Arcade?

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