Hey there! Welcome to another exciting Scratch video update. I’m Rick Rose, and I’m here with Eric, also known as Speak Visually on Scratch. We’re thrilled to bring you episode number 13! Happy New Year to everyone! It’s been a while since our last update, but we’ve been busy with lots of cool stuff.
Right now, we’re at the MIT Media Lab, a super cool place where we work every day. There’s even a fantastic Lego model here! We’ve been up to some interesting things lately. I’ve been traveling around the world, including a trip to Tokyo, Japan. There, I met Scratchers, teachers, researchers, and developers who are all passionate about Scratch. We shared ideas and worked on some awesome projects together.
Eric had his own adventure back home in Ohio, where he got a quadcopter. He’s still figuring out how to fly it, so if you have any tips, let him know! Now, let’s dive into our first segment called “Love It,” where we share projects from the Scratch community that we absolutely love.
One project that caught our attention is called “When I Photobomb People” by Pixel. Photobombing is when someone unexpectedly appears in the background of your photo. In this project, a skier photobombs a picture, and it’s hilarious! There are over 600 remixes of this project, showing different photobomb experiences.
Another project we adore is a multiplayer pillow fight game by Squig3. You can have a virtual pillow fight with people from all over the world using Scratch’s Cloud variables. It’s so much fun, and everyone wins in a pillow fight!
In our “Things to Try” segment, we highlight cool happenings in the Scratch community. Check out the “Happy New Year 2016” Scratch Design Studio, where you can create projects looking forward to 2016 and reflecting on 2015. It’s featured on the homepage, so feel free to add your own project!
Another exciting event is the Scratch Parade, where people create floats and rides for a virtual parade. It’s an international event with participants from over 12 different countries. You can join in and add your own float!
We have some exciting news from the Scratch team! We have new members joining us: Leaf the Goblin and Pinkfoot123, whose real name is Lily. Lily is a college student and a talented artist/designer. She has an amazing project called “O Deer” that you should definitely check out. Welcome to the team!
We’ve released a fantastic new feature in Scratch, and Rachel, one of our developers, is here to tell us all about it. Rachel is an MIT student and a long-time Scratcher. She’s been working on a feature that lets you record your Scratch project as a video file.
To use this feature, go to the file menu and select “Record Project Video.” You can include sound from your microphone and show the mouse pointer in the video. You can even record the entire editor if you’re making a tutorial. The video is saved in FLV format, and you can use programs like VLC Media Player to watch it or upload it to sites like Facebook and YouTube.
That’s it for this episode! We hope you enjoyed learning about the latest happenings in the Scratch community. Until next time, keep scratching and have fun! See you in episode 14!
Use Scratch to create a fun photobomb project like “When I Photobomb People” by Pixel. Think of a funny or surprising character that can appear in the background of a scene. Share your project with classmates and see who can come up with the most creative photobomb!
Join the Scratch Parade by designing your own virtual parade float. Use your imagination to create a unique float that represents something you love or a theme you’re passionate about. Share your float with the class and participate in a virtual parade together!
Try out the new Scratch feature that allows you to record your project as a video. Create a short tutorial or a fun animation, and record it using the “Record Project Video” option. Share your video with your classmates and discuss the process of creating it.
Play the multiplayer pillow fight game by Squig3 with your classmates. Use Scratch’s Cloud variables to connect with others and enjoy a virtual pillow fight. Discuss strategies and how the game uses coding to enable multiplayer interactions.
Imagine you are a reporter and interview one of the new Scratch team members, like Lily. Create a list of questions you would ask about their role, their favorite projects, and their experiences with Scratch. Share your interview with the class and discuss what you learned.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the YouTube transcript:
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Hi everyone! Welcome to another Scratch video update. I’m Rick Rose, also known as Rick Rose on Scratch, and I’m here with Eric, also known as Speak Visually on Scratch. Welcome to episode number 13—lucky episode number 13! Happy New Year! It’s been a while since the last update; I think we’re overdue by a couple of weeks, so sorry about that. But we’ve been busy since then.
Yes, actually, before I jump in, where are we? We’re in the MIT Media Lab. This is where we walk in every day. There’s also a Lego model here at the Media Lab—super beautiful!
So, we’ve been busy. For me, I’ve been traveling to different parts of the world, one of which was Tokyo, Japan. While I was there, I met Scratchers, Scratch teachers, researchers, and developers—all working on Scratch. I got to see some pretty cool projects and meet some new people. We also worked on projects together.
I’m super jealous! I actually went home to Ohio and got a quadcopter, but I have no idea how to fly it. If anyone has advice on how to fly those things, let me know, please! But with that, let’s get to it.
Our first segment is called “Love It.” This section features projects that Rick Rose and I found in the community that we love. Though we love all projects equally, one project I want to talk about is by Pixel, called “When I Photobomb People.” If you’re not familiar with photobombing, it’s when someone walks into the background of your shot without you knowing. It happens quite often! In this project, a skier photobombs a picture, and it’s hilarious. Even cooler, there are over 600 remixes of people having different photobomb experiences. I really enjoy that project!
Another project that I loved, and a bunch of us also loved, is a multiplayer pillow fight made by Squig3. You can actually pillow fight with other people from anywhere in Scratch using this project. It’s using Cloud variables for real-time multiplayer gameplay. I actually had a pillow fight with someone, and I think they let me win! But really, who wins in a pillow fight? Everyone wins!
So, those are projects we love. Now we have our other segment, “Things to Try.” These are cool things happening in the community. I always mention the Scratch Design Studios because there’s always a new cool one. In this case, we have the “Happy New Year 2016” Scratch Design Studio, where you can share a project looking forward to 2016 and reflecting back on 2015. That’s on the homepage, so feel free to add a project!
Another thing to try out on the homepage is one of the featured studios called the Scratch Parade. It’s been pretty cool to see people making different floats and rides. It’s an international event created by Scratchers, where they’ve been creating different kinds of floats for the parade. You can add your own float, and there are over 12 different countries represented. I love the international aspect of it!
Now, we have a message from the Scratch team. Drum roll, please! We have new Scratch team members! Who do we have? Leaf the Goblin, who you might already know from the community, and also someone new, Pinkfoot123, whose name is Lily. She’s a college student and an artist/designer. She has an amazing project called “O Deer,” which you should check out. We’ll link to it. Welcome to the new members—feel free to welcome them!
We recently released a new feature in Scratch that’s pretty awesome. To tell you more about the feature, we thought we’d go right to the developer who helped keep it a secret. So, you’re going to meet Rachel, who helped us design this feature.
Hey everyone! I’m joined by Rachel, our special guest, to talk about a cool new feature we have on Scratch. Rachel, tell us a bit about yourself.
My name is Rachel. I’m an MIT student and a Scratcher. I’ve been scratching for years, and now I’m working with the Scratch team studying computer science.
Cool! So tell us about this feature. How long have you been working on it, and what does it do?
The feature allows you to record your project as a video file. I started working on it this summer and worked on it for about three months, and since then, I’ve been making a few tweaks.
That’s great! I’m so happy to be with Rachel to show us how it works. Let’s go over to the computer, and you can show us a bit about how it works.
Alright, so it’s up in the file menu—”Record Project Video.” There are a few different options: you can include sound from the microphone if you want to talk about your project while recording, and you can show the mouse pointer in the video. There are a couple of other options, like recording the entire editor if you’re interested in making a tutorial or something.
Nice! Now it’s counting down, and it’s going to start recording. You can record for up to 60 seconds.
What format does the video come in, and should they know anything about that?
It comes in an FLV video format. You may not have a program on your computer that can play that, but there are several you can download, like VLC Media Player. You can upload those to Facebook, YouTube, and a few other sites.
Awesome! Thank you, Rachel!
No problem!
Hi everyone, welcome back! So, we found out someone actually took a photo of us. Who is this man with a beautiful beard?
It’s M. Taylor! Everyone, M. Taylor, one of the developers on Scratch!
Well, that ends our episode. Until next time, see you in episode 14! Scratch on!
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This version removes any informal language, personal anecdotes, and unnecessary filler while maintaining the core content of the transcript.
Scratch – A programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations. – Example sentence: In Scratch, I made a fun animation of a cat dancing to music.
Coding – The process of writing instructions for a computer to follow using a programming language. – Example sentence: We learned the basics of coding by creating a simple game in class.
Project – A task or assignment that involves creating something, like a program or game, using coding skills. – Example sentence: My project for computer class was to design a quiz game using Scratch.
Video – A digital recording of moving images that can be created or edited using computer software. – Example sentence: I watched a tutorial video to learn how to add sound effects to my game.
Community – A group of people who share ideas and help each other, often found online in forums or platforms like Scratch. – Example sentence: The Scratch community is very helpful when I have questions about my projects.
Game – An interactive program designed for entertainment, often created using coding skills. – Example sentence: I coded a game where players have to catch falling stars to earn points.
Features – Special parts or characteristics of a program or game that make it interesting or useful. – Example sentence: One of the features of my game is that it gets faster as you score more points.
Fun – Enjoyment or amusement, often a goal when creating games or projects in coding. – Example sentence: Coding my own game was so much fun because I could make it exactly how I wanted.
Ideas – Thoughts or plans about how to create or improve a project or program. – Example sentence: I have lots of ideas for new levels in my game that I want to try coding.
Lab – A place where experiments and learning activities happen, often used for computer classes to practice coding. – Example sentence: In the computer lab, we worked on our coding projects and shared our progress with classmates.
