{"id":24184,"date":"2021-09-23T13:19:20","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=24184"},"modified":"2023-08-06T13:01:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T20:01:16","slug":"big-announcement-tynker-has-new-sports-rigs-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/big-announcement-tynker-has-new-sports-rigs-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Announcement: Tynker Has New Sports Rigs & Tutorials!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey, sports fans! Did you get inspired watching the Olympics? Did your favorite athlete or team smash a world record? What sports do you like to play? What about watching sports? Do you prefer to watch at home or in person?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Tynker, we know you love making exciting sports-related coding projects and games, so we’re excited to release some cool new characters and props for your favorite sports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than that, you’ll find an all-new set of amazing Sports Tutorials <\/strong>in your Dashboard (+Create Project > Block Coding > Sports<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n

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New Actors and Rigs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Find the new Sports Players <\/strong>in the Kids <\/strong>category of the Character Builder. Want to try one in your next Tynker Project? Choose Add Actor > Character Builder<\/strong> from the Actor’s list. <\/p>\n\n\n

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You’ll see Olympic sports animations like Shot Put, Discus, and Swimming available to you, but also classic sports like Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, and Soccer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find dozens of brand-new sports props too. Think archery targets, gymnastics mats and rings, and nearly every kind of ball, bat, net, or goal. Choose Add Actor > Media Library > Sports <\/strong>from the Actor’s list. Here’s just a handful!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Go For the Gold: Community Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find inspiration in hand-drawn, creative Tynker Community projects like these, which took home prizes this year in Tynker’s annual Summer Code Jam<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some winning gifs:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Click to see the 2021 Code Jam<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Click to find out who won!<\/strong><\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don’t just play<\/strong> these inspiring projects and games. With Tynker, you can satisfy your curiosity and make your own: Just click Remix Project <\/strong>to look inside \u2014 and see how these whiz-kids made their coding projects, and then take it in your own direction. <\/p>\n\n\n

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See something you want to play with? You can save Actors and even code snippets in the Backpack<\/strong>. Share assets between your Tynker projects in a snap:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Did you miss out on Summer Code Jam? Join us next time. We run incredible coding competitions ALL YEAR with big cash prizes, so sign up for a reminder<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click for a FREE parent account<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Click for a FREE student account<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brand-New Sports Tutorials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You’ll also find some brand-new sports coding tutorials. Login to tynker.com<\/strong>, then find these projects in your Dashboard (+Create Project > Sports<\/strong>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ball Designer <\/strong>\u2014 Use the drawing tools to create an original soccer ball design<\/p>\n\n\n

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Power and Precision <\/strong>\u2014 Learn how to implement a power-meter using code. Choose your power, then where to aim. Will you score? Yes! <\/p>\n\n\n

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Multi-Level Sports <\/strong>\u2014 It’s sudden death in this penalty-kick shootout! Can you get the ball past the goalie? Each level gets more and more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Trivia Game<\/strong> \u2014 Customize this game to ask questions about your favorite sports and athletes<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sports Stats: High or Low? <\/strong>\u2014 How well do you know your sports statistics? Guess higher or lower. If you’re correct, you’ll gain points in this test of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Heads or Tails <\/strong>\u2014 Write a coin-flip simulator, which you can use at the beginning of your real or virtual sports matches.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Random Penalty Shot <\/strong>\u2014 Choose one of the six targets! Will you make the shot? Learn how to use randomness in your own projects.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sports Interview <\/strong>\u2014 Catch up with the pros after the big match! Customize this project to ask and answer questions from your favorite sports players.<\/p>\n\n\n

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EXPLORE PLANS<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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