Lesson 1: Mouse Maze

Write your first game! Code a simple skill-based game controlled with the mouse. You'll need a steady hand to reach the goal.

• Mouse events
• Color-sensing code
• Winning and losing conditions

Lesson 2: Go Kart

Take the wheel and explore how to add keyboard controls to your game. Avoid the oncoming obstacles.

• Keyboard events
• Collision detection
• Cartesian coordinates
• Loops and iteration

Lesson 3: Base Defense

Create a tower defense game. Make complex games with loads of enemies — and handle projectiles.

• Clone actors with code
• Make bullets and lasers fly
• Add randomness to your games

Lesson 4: Space Voyager

Create a dodger game with powerups and collectibles. Add an invincibility powerup — or invent your own.

• Coordinate the action using messages
• Keep score with variables
• Manage game state

Lesson 5: Ball Pop

Make a colorful chain-reaction puzzle game. Can you make ALL the balls pop with just a single click? Explore advanced coding and animation techniques in this lesson.

• Events and broadcasts
• Puzzle game basics
• Get more practice with clones, color-sensing, and randomness

Lesson 6: Bank Shot

Explore Tynker's Physics Blocks to create a fun game with collisions, action, and motion.

• Control gravity
• Change Actors' physics properties
• Give objects a push with impulse and much more

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Lesson 1: Python Basics

Get acquainted with the basics of Python programming. Then explore how to represent repeating patterns with code.

• Function calls
• For loops
• Python syntax basics

Lesson 2: Conditionals

Explore boolean values, boolean logic, if statements, and while loops. Write programs that “make decisions.”

• Selection and conditional statements
• Explore digital logic
• Debugging tricks and techniques

Lesson 3: Variables

Learn about variable initialization, declaration, and more. Then get some practice with lists, a useful data structure.

• Variables and datatypes
• Expressions and operators
• Store loads of data with lists

Lesson 4: Turtle Graphics

Create graphics and user interfaces with the Turtle module. Explore functions, a way to keep code organized and repeatable.

• Write custom functions
• Draw on the screen with code
• Import Python modules

Lesson 5: Game Design

Design games with an interactive canvas and write programs that respond to key-presses, mouse events, and more.

• Keyboard control and mouse events
• Implement game logic and loops
• Code several games from scratch

Lesson 6: Capstone Project

Put together everything you've learned to create a fun, playable arcade game. In this final project, you will create a Brick Breaker game using Turtle Graphics.

• A challenging self-guided project
• Extend the game with Bonus Challenges

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Lesson 1: Mad Hatter

Explore the basics of AI with the Face-Tracking blocks. Create a costume that follows you, wherever you go! Add a wizard hat, clown nose, cowboy mustache, or whatever else you like.

• Show and enable Face-Tracking
• Switch costumes with code
• Work with live video

Lesson 2: Face Painting Booth

Draw on a 3D face mesh! Make a carnival-style face paint creation. Create a costume or add glamorous makeup.

• Explore Face-Tracking landmarks
• Use the face-effect block to draw on a face mesh

Lesson 3: World Traveler

Create a greenscreen effect with live video and the Pose-Tracking blocks. Make a different animal appear as you change the scene.

• Enable Pose-Tracking and work with body segmentation
• Switch backgrounds with code
• Use mouse events to control where you go

Lesson 4: Protect the Cupcake

Use the Hand-Tracking blocks to create an augmented reality "defense" game. Don't let the foxes steal your food!

• Show and enable Hand-Tracking
• Use positions of hand landmarks to control the motion of actors

Lesson 5: Bubble Frenzy

Create a game using the Hand-Tracking blocks. The bubble only pops if you follow the instructions, exactly! Explore Hand-Tracking landmarks and game logic.

• Use dictionaries to represent landmarks efficiently
• Use positions of hand landmarks to control game flow
• Use variables to keep track of game state

Lesson 6: Turtle Racer

Use the Hand-Tracking blocks to create a virtual game controller! Control where the actor goes using a virtual steering wheel!

• Show and enable Hand-Tracking
• Use angles of landmarks to control the motion of actors
• Use variables and positions of actors to control game flow

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