Summary
A longer project tutorial building a "clicker" game where clicking a sprite earns points you spend on upgrades that make future clicks worth more -- a hands-on intro to variables that interact with each other.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
This video builds a clicker game where points buy upgrades that earn even more points.
- What two variables work together in this game?
- How does buying an upgrade change what happens when you click?
- What new upgrade would you design for this game?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: variable, upgrade, multiply.
Try it: Create a points variable and a click event that adds to it, then sketch one upgrade idea that would change how many points a click is worth.