Project 2
Mini Golf
One of the many cool things you can do when learning to code is making a game or toy. This project guides you in creating your own miniature golf game that you can share with friends.
In the role of game-maker, you are in control of graphics tools as you paint a golf hole, and then create ball and obstacle objects. You put your button-making skills to use as you code motion and direction commands. Next, you code how the ball reacts to the environment — falling in a water trap or the hole, as well as reflecting off an obstacle.
Several new primitive commands are used in this golf course, plus a couple of easy-to-write procedures. When complete, consider adding new features to make your game even more challenging and fun to play!
Brainstorm
Miniature golf courses can be crazy! You can make a themed hole with all sorts of decorations and colors, as well as weird bumpers and traps. Explore the Painting/Clipart palette and go a little wild with your game theme:
- Tropical
- Spacey
- Sports
In my hometown of Las Vegas, there’s a miniature golf course featuring Kiss — the 70s rock band — where you can golf and rock and roll all night!
Start a New Project
Begin creating Mini Golf by starting a new project as follows:
Start MicroWorlds EX.- On the yellow MicroWorlds EX startup screen, select Free Mode.
A new project opens.
- From the menu bar, choose File⇒New Project Size⇒MicroWorlds ...
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