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Build a Mini Arcade

Make three classic-style games (chase, jumper and pong) and link them into your own arcade.

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Make three classic-style games (chase, jumper and pong) and link them into your own arcade.

A Advanced course for ages 6–8. Every lesson explains one idea in plain words, shows code examples you can copy, ends with a hands-on project and a short quiz that explains each answer. Projects use the free Scratch editor (or ScratchJr on a tablet) and unplugged activities.

What you will learn

  1. Game Design Basics
  2. Chase Game: The Enemy Follows
  3. Jumper Game: Gravity
  4. Jumper Game: Obstacles
  5. Pong: Paddle and Ball
  6. Pong: Missing the Ball
  7. Title Screens and Menus
  8. Polishing: Sounds and Effects
  9. Project: My Arcade

For parents: lessons take about 15–30 minutes. Children can work on their own, and you can follow their progress from your parent dashboard.

Module 1: Game Design Basics, Chase Game: The Enemy Follows…

3 lessons
  • Game Design Basics
    Preview 15 min
  • Chase Game: The Enemy Follows
    20 min 🔒
  • Jumper Game: Gravity
    20 min 🔒

Module 2: Jumper Game: Obstacles, Pong: Paddle and Ball…

3 lessons
  • Jumper Game: Obstacles
    20 min 🔒
  • Pong: Paddle and Ball
    20 min 🔒
  • Pong: Missing the Ball
    20 min 🔒

Module 3: Title Screens and Menus, Polishing: Sounds and Effects…

3 lessons
  • Title Screens and Menus
    20 min 🔒
  • Polishing: Sounds and Effects
    15 min 🔒
  • Project: My Arcade
    25 min 🔒