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Create a typing game for Music Blocks
There are a myriad of different ways to implement this, but it would be nice to program a typing game in Music Blocks.
Some basic needs for a "level 1":
- Quiz user on pressing various keys on the keyboard
- User receives some feedback from correct and incorrect answers
- Music -- either background, or based on keys pressed, or both
Some inspiration: Tux Typing has a game where letters fall from the top of the screen while the user tries to press those keys before they get to the bottom. We have some projects on the planet that are a similar concept but without typing (see projects tagged "games" from Planet). But other design ideas are welcome.
hello @pikurasa how can we proceed for this approach.
I really don't want to be too prescriptive for this one, especially with prospective GSoC contributors. If you need inspiration, I recommend looking on the Planet (globe icon in upper-right of screen) and look at projects tagged as "games".
@pikurasa I would also like to work on developing this game
No need to ask. Just go for it.
Made a basic structure. Will try to make it like Tux-Typing and once the design gets fixed integrate into the project
Screencast from 2024-02-14 20-26-10.webm
Made a basic structure. Will try to make it like Tux-Typing and once the design gets fixed integrate into the project Screencast.from.2024-02-14.20-26-10.webm
I think you are misunderstanding a fundamental part of this issue: The typing game is to be created via Music Blocks visual programming language, not JS. Please go here: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/ and use that code to create the project.
It should be a sample for kids, for example, to use and to learn from.
@pikurasa The idea seemed interesting to me and I have made some progress. Here is a sample music blocks project
However, I am facing issues with synchronising multiple mice (for falling of letters and for input I have used separate mice so that they can run concurrently).
I want the screen/background to reset after the user has entered the correct letter. I have tried to synchronise using a common variable(result) but didn't achieve the desired results. Can you help me with suggestions to achieve the same?
@pikurasa The idea seemed interesting to me and I have made some progress. Here is a sample music blocks project
Before addressing your other questions, I checked it out, and you're on to a great start.
Here is my remix of your project: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1711749302847431&run=True
(I'll respond to the other points in a sec.)
I want the screen/background to reset after the user has entered the correct letter. I have tried to synchronise using a common variable(
result) but didn't achieve the desired results. Can you help me with suggestions to achieve the same?
What do you mean by reset the screen/background?
Hide the blocks or something else?
Here is my remix of your project: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1711749302847431&run=True
This seems fun. The sounds add a flavour. Thanks for this.
What do you mean by reset the screen/background? Hide the blocks or something else?
I want to reset the mice and the input to the state they were at the start of the game when I first clicked run. I don't seem to get the combination of clear and set mouse positions right. See the images below.
Initial screen setup ^^
When the correct letter is entered ^^
Are the letters supposed to fall down the screen? I think the scroll xy block could be used to do that. Then use the erase media block to erase the letter before adding a new one.
Thanks for the input. Implemented the same using back and erase media block. Now it looks smoother in terms of transitions. Here is the music blocks project.