A sprite's costumes can be activated from within the programming. In addition to having multiple sprites at once, Scratch allows you to change the background from within a program. This capability can ...

Scratch is a popular animation and interactive tool used to teach programming techniques. It's aimed at children, but can be used by anybody to learn programming. Here's how to use Scratch to ...

Scratch is intended for beginners & children, It is a free, interactive, visual block based programming language that helps you learn computer programming without writing code.

With Scratch or Basic, complex things have a way of turning out complex, but that’s to be expected. If you want to try a Scratch-inspired take on microcontroller programming, check out MicroBlocks.

So, you have your new project in Scratch — now it's time to add a Sprite!

Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google’s forthcoming App Inventor Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by ...

One of Scratch’s most appealing features is its extensive library of sprites – pre-made, animated characters and objects that kids can use in their projects, so adding the butterfly was as easy as ...

A new book from No Starch Press, Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program By Making Cool Games makes it even easier to teach your kids basic programming skills.