Week2 - [Guided Task] Improving the Harry Potter Story

Introduction

In the last couple of videos we looked at coordinating several sprites to tell a story.  We talked about doing this through timing and coordinated messages (broadcast). 

This is a non-graded task that I actually think will make your graded activity easier to complete by giving you some structured practice first.  In it, you will start with a simple, two-character story that uses both timing (scene1) and broadcast messages (scene2).  You will modify this story in a manner of your choosing.

What you will need

• Access to Scratch
• https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/22484988/#editor

Setup

• Click on the link above and then select the "remix" button.
• Press the green flag and watch this simple story (This program is not my original creation.  It is modified from a program written by a user named Dude1 and posted to the Scratch website (http://scratch.mit.edu/users/Dude1)

Base Requirements

• Add at least one more sprite/character into the story.
• This character must have at least two lines of dialog that blend into the storyline of the original program. 
• Meeting the previous requirement will also mean that you have to add additional dialog to one or more of the existing characters.

You may add this character in to one of the existing scenes or add an entirely new scene into the story (containing at least one of the original characters).  Either way, this new character should be a "sensible" addition to the overall story.

Other things to try

The base requirement above is fairly straight forward - you add in a new character and several additional lines of dialog to the story spread out among several characters.  There is, however, a lot of room for building on this.  Add something creative to the story - your choice of a LOT of things.

This might include (but is not limited to):

• adding in sound effects and/or music
• adding in movement of the characters
• adding additional sprites, costumes, backgrounds to improve the overall appearance of the story
• make you and your partner the characters

Again, this is here to give you an opportunity to explore Scratch and think about how to modify existing code.  Work to the best of your abilities!