Lesson #3 – Maze
In this lesson, you will create a simple maze game.
Write a program that includes:
- 1 Your own sprite in the costume editor
- 2 Program the sprite to move (using arrow keys or WASD)
- 3 The sprite cannot walk through the maze walls (see code blocks in variation #2)
- 4 There is a “dangerous element” the sprite must avoid (e.g., moving enemy, traps, or hazards) –(see code blocks in variation #2).
- 1 Your own sprite in the costume editor
- 2 Program the sprite to move (using arrow keys or WASD)
- 3 The sprite cannot walk through the maze walls (see code blocks in variation #2)
- 4 There is a “dangerous element” the sprite must avoid (e.g., moving enemy, traps, or hazards) –(see code blocks in variation #2).
Variation 2
The variation 2 program below is our end goal…
Your program can look completely different, as long as it incorporates the same key principles.
Video Tutorial
We’ll start by learning the basics of building a simple maze game, and then we’ll add the more advanced features later, like walls the sprite can’t pass through and obstacles to dodge.
Watch the video tutorial below (this video shows how to make “Variation 1).
Recreate the basics in your own Scratch program.
Variation 1
The tutorial shows you how to create a maze that will send you back to the start if you touch the wall.
Now we’ll improve the game to include:
- Walls that block the sprite’s movement instead of sending it back to the start
- A dangerous obstacle in the maze
- Walls that block the sprite’s movement instead of sending it back to the start
- A dangerous obstacle in the maze
Variation 2
Open the Variation 2 program below and click “See Inside.”
Carefully look at the code blocks and include them in your program.
How does the code make sure the sprite doesn’t pass through walls?
We will use the following block between each arrow key movements, using “x” for left and right, “y” for up and down
What is controlling the movement or behavior of the danger in the maze?
You can copy the clone blocks in the project below, but how you solve it is up to you, so be creative!
Check out the code blocks.
