Summary
A project tutorial building a simple role-playing "virtual town" you walk a character through, with arrow-key movement, multiple backdrops for different locations, and characters that talk when approached.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
This video builds a small explorable town with different locations a character can walk to.
- How does the project change locations as the player walks around?
- What makes a character in the town "talk" to the player?
- What new location would you add to your own town?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: backdrop, location, switch.
Try it: Add a second backdrop to your project and a block that switches to it when your sprite reaches the edge of the stage.