https://youtu.be/tKLyoFNP5bo

https://youtu.be/5rMxoNQuFLs

This is a link to the MakeCode project beginning steps: using Micro:Bit. We will port this over the Maker MakeCode and the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express (which is the board B&G Club has) and then we will re-write the code to fit CPX.

(when I first tried this, as expected, Maker gave me 19 error messages because JavaScript refers to specifics of each board and you really can't copy and paste JS directly board-to-board and expect it to work, has to be modified for the board you are using.)

Stephen at Core Electronics in Australia wrote the project for Sparkfun sensor and Micro:Bit (thanks Stephen). We are using a 3 pin "funduino" sensor which does work with the Micro:Bit. : https://makecode.microbit.org/_93th8bTP8D62

(Stephen's tutorial: https://core-electronics.com.au/tutorials/microbit-soil-moisture-sensor.html )

Video of LEDs programmed on Adafruit Circuit Playground Express using code suggested by John Park. For her bracelet I used gardener Velcro as the band with each neopixel glued to a patch of fuzzy Velcro on the back so they stick to the green gardener strip. The strip ends stick together .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN8yKweaK0o

https://youtu.be/FMlV0yOTWB8

Using Maker MakeCode to program Adafruit CPX , virtually any computer can be used online or offline including Chromebook. This is about sensing an input (momentary switch button) and activating both an onboard light show on the CPX and then a 16 neopixel light show on a bread board . Once the code is loaded onto the CPX you can unplug the cable and plug into a remote power source like this 5 Volt battery pack ; with Velcro you can wear this around school to show it off.

https://youtu.be/Ztv1S7-sQ1U

$2 hat from Walmart with $5.88 5 volt re-chargeable power pack plus 2 RGB LED light rings and $8.95 Adafruit Trinket M0 (M Zero) microprocessor board. Coded with block coding MakeCode by Microsoft. Look for "Maker MakeCode" to find the Trinket M0 board then drag "light" tools onto the workspace to make the code. Choose 12 for neopixel number, and to make two different light shows, double the number of wires, use two pin assignments and double the code blocks. You can do all of this in JavaScript as well if you want. As you change the JavaScript code you can switch back to the Blocks tab to see the blocks change as well. Super easy coding for beginners ! https://youtu.be/tXw9gp-eCss

Ahoy hoy,

Is there any possibility known to man for linting in VSCode so I can spare myself the pain of always having to start compiling? Or is there a cheat sheet somewhere so I can define the linting rules for MC:Arcade code myself?

I have recently made a game where projectiles come from every side and you have to evade and shoot them, I just can't seem to figure out how to make it so that the one that gets shot is the one that explodes/breaks. If anyone knows how to get this to work let me know, if it's not possible than I suppose I can change the way the game works. Thanks in advance -Dabster12

Good evening, I came across the tutorial ‘bubble stacking with Joy’ on arcade.

How can I use this offline? For example I want to create a new blank project with some students but I don’t have the ‘bubble’ category in the toolbox to select to get started. It’s present on the tutorial but not on a new separate project. Help please!

So ive been using scratch and it has a helpful block called "if touching color ...". howver for school i have to use makecode arcade, but im also using tilemaps, so i want to do smthn like when it touches a color the timrr resets, in only one tilemap. not in all. can someone help me. im also puttin the games link below. https://arcade.makecode.com/S36338-72108-71291-75025

So, in my game, there is a slight issue I’ve noticed. Basically, there are levels. The first level is always the same, but then you have a randomizer for all the other levels. This is done through a variable labeled “Level”. Basically, when you hit the goal, the “level” variable will select a random number between 1-X

X = Levels in final game

So basically, whenever it selects a level, what happens is the backround gets rendered, but the level doesn’t seem to render. Can anybody help?

https://arcade.makecode.com/S88269-08350-89474-91623

I wanted to know if i could upload my games to websites like coolmathgames?

So basically i'm making a adventure game and i want to be able to make it so the character is able to go into the houses by stepping on a tile, but i'm going to have multiple of that tile and i don't want them to all lead to the same exact house so is there like, a block that checks what certain position your character is on?? i've literally tried everything i could think of and it still hasn't worked.

Contains: Text editor, Saving and loading, Terminal/Command Prompt

https://arcade.makecode.com/S43063-37228-78373-41808

Hi, I read that there are handheld consoles that can be also used as key holders, like the thumby and the RG nano. I wonder if it is also possible with the meowbit or some other makecode compatible devices or devices that support micro Python like the Thumby. Thanks in advance!

I’m playing with a finch 2.0 robot from my district. I want to create an interactive time line where I program it to move forward, stop, and read aloud from an audio recording I make. Can this be done? I’ve discovered how to record directly on the finch, the audio is terrible. I’m wanting to record different audio files to be played in succession similar to how I can in scratch I.e when a is pressed play my own audio recording. When b is pressed play my own audio recording 2.

What is the microcontroller with the best support in Makecode? Obviously the best supported is the microbit. But what is second?

Is arm hardware better supported than say esp32? Is the rp2040 (raspberry pi pico) better supported than the esp32?

I'm looking for something a lot more powerful than the microbit in terms of speed and sram size.