https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs 4 physical project made using the micro:bit controller en-us 2019-09-30 00:07:46 UTC 2025-04-10 16:11:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f4a1.png wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391104883 After looking through the different things that we could do with the micro:bit I decided to take a stab at coding a paper, rock, scissor game that I could play with a partner. The micro:bit will show either paper, rock, or a scissor symbol on the led when a person shakes it. ]]> 2019-09-30 00:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391104883 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391105893 Coding the micro:bit took me only a few minutes because I was able to follow along on the tutorial that was on the micro:bit web page. I did change the led showing of paper to fill the whole page because the what they had for it was took close to rock]]> 2019-09-30 00:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391105893 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391111473 After I finished coding the micro:bit I wanted to try it out but I thought it would be even better to try it out with my wife as she was recording. The instructions from the paper work with micro:bit made it simple to understand how to download the code from the editor. I found the process very easy to go through and program. In the end I won and down went the machine, I guess on Skynet yet. ]]> 2019-09-30 00:53:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391111473 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391112484 After doing the paper, rock, or scissor coding I wanted to do something that would be a lot harder to do to test my coding skills. I choose the flappy bird coding because I could do it without any extra materials needed.]]> 2019-09-30 01:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391112484 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391112944 To start off I followed the directions very closely and built the game as it told me to in the tutorial. Making the bird move up and down was very easy thanks to learning movements in the first project I did. It included a easy step process on the tutorial which would help students to be able to do this as a second or third project in their class.]]> 2019-09-30 01:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391112944 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391113094 This is where it began to be harder to code the micro:bit. I had to create multiple variables to complete the coding process. Also I had to use arrays which add more difficulty to the coding. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391113094 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391113260 Final product of what I did. I actually enjoyed this experience of coding this game a lot. It took time and was the most difficult of everything I have coded. This is definitely for the more advance students of a beginners coding course.]]> 2019-09-30 01:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391113260 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391117387 This took me a few tries to get to work right because the file to allow my computer to connect to micro:bit would not load. I had to try it multiple times before I realized that I was doing it wrong. This would definitely be a problem for students in school because majority of computers bought by schools are chromebooks. There maybe a work around but Im not for certain. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391117387 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391118292 I decided to do something simple for the first thing to do with the Scratch editor and Micro:bit. This was a great way to start out on the editor because it made it simple to understand in the coding card for it. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391118292 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391118517 I wanted to try something more advance with the micro:bit so I reviewed both of my scratch projects and thought I could enhance the experience with the games by using the micro:bit. I ended up deciding to use the soccer game and make the game more interactive than it was. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391118517 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391119922 I followed the steps along the way for the coding process. It was very easy to understand because the Scratch editor and Micro:bit editor were very similar. It did not take me long to get it programed. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391119922 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391120551 After working on the project I was kinda let down on how easy it was so I went back and added another sprite to the program because only the A button was being used and I wanted to use the B button as well. I programmed the B button to work with the sprite. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391120551 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391121142 I ended up making the final product a little different than what the coding cards had. Besides have two ghost moving I coded the leds to point to side of button I mashed. ]]> 2019-09-30 01:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391121142 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124264 This step I wanted to move the goalie around in front of the net. I didn’t want to move the Goalie by the buttons so I decided to use the tilt feature of the mirco:bit. ]]> 2019-09-30 02:11:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124264 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124564 I then added a code to the existing code to give a smiley face if win or a sad face if you lose. This took me a few times to get it right because the first time I did it the timer would not stop at zero when the time ended, so I ended up changing where the visual code went. Sometimes with coding it’s about trying something out and see how it works scenario.]]> 2019-09-30 02:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124564 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124875 The final thing that I added was when the game starts Good Luck would appear on the micro:bit leds. This was simple and straight to the point.]]> 2019-09-30 02:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391124875 wrparke2 https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391126299 I join the microbit controller to control the game. This last project took a little trial and error because I was doing it without a tutorial like the other projects, but it was probably the most fun coding. It give me the ability to try and make something of my own and not just doing something predone. ]]> 2019-09-30 02:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wrparke2/avzvb8lgmoqs/wish/391126299