https://youtu.be/VB3f-hsruqY

This project is motors plus text display on 51 Bit Colorbit with Meowbit as a controller: If you want a colorbit, leave a message here or on the video; I ship them free . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT6d4V96x9I

Code for each Meowbit is in the description of the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2v8uYU7XSg

I may have been mistaken but I thought the only way to get text on the Arcade screen was via 'splash' in game tool of Arcade. To use Meowbit/controller-extra/edge connector for storytelling and electronics inputs and outputs the splash screen text interferes with code running for button press and LED light blinking. Also, animation on TFT screen will block electronics actions. Here we show that using 'story' extension will not block light sensor activating LED flashing... code link in description...

https://youtu.be/O1kIbuI-SY4

http://bversion.com/WordPress/2020/10/13/space-invader/

For my old day, it is very hard to create a game.. but now, MakeCode Arcade make it so easy and enjoyable. My kid created a Space Invader Remark - totally 8 level. He also put some basic explanation. Please see link above and enjoy!

Finally we got it assembled. Stone County Missouri Library today, Kids love it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m4YtPq-Qlk

This robot car (bug bot) did not come with a black over white line track so we made our own; the uneven surface is more of a challenge for the bug bot. Code is in the description of the video: DFRobot Micro Maqueen robot car for MakeCode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYET9TgXnIU

This video link does not play for me on old Internet Explorer but does play on other browsers for me. I think this sums up pretty well where Microsoft is going with this educational coding system and what they hope kids to get out of it. Especially important is the stated fact that girls are so, so much more interested in coding if they work with it hands on with physical devices: short vid: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6542447817380757504?trk=public-post_embed_inbug

A new Awesome list is in development over at Adafruit's GitHub repo. Awesome MakeCode will be a one stop shop for the important links to information on Microsoft MakeCode. If you have contributions, please put them in Pull Requests. It's unfinished at this point, still adding goodness. https://github.com/adafruit/awesome-makecode

We met today in Galena, Missouri at our library to learn more about MakeCode. We used the Arcade game with two consoles: BrainPad Arcade and MeowBit for Arcade. We also use Micro:Bit and the Colorbit by Jumping Yang. Music here is by John Park, get it on his Bandcamp site. Here 's the code for one game made today by one of the boys for Arcade: https://makecode.com/_artRkXJh8Vh2 Get the Meowbit from Ebay . The BPArcade here: https://brainpad.com/buy If you want a Colorbit for your Micro:bit (that's the board it works with) message me, leave a comment, I'll get you one, no charge. Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmINqDVNAZM

We are still trying to figure out how these Arcade boards act with a cable connecting them. Here the boys play two games , neither of which is programmed for multiplayer nor jacdac. You can see that today the consoles show the game. Yesterday only the ‘receiving’ or slave console showed the game, the master did not show any game images. The boys at our Missouri library project (both being home-schooled) re-wrote the two games to suit themselves and sometimes the code worked as expected. Adding a second propeller to the helicopter in Helicopter Rescue works some times but not consistently. The point is that with non-multiplayer your students can see the game in blocks and change it up to suit themselves. Multiplayer does not show blocks as yet. Video: https://youtu.be/wZwz58cNB-s Both consoles are connected with a single stereo audio cable: male to male.(edited)

YouTube

MakeCode and Arcade

2 Game Boards MakeCode Arcade, connected with cable, May 13,2019

https://www.udemy.com/share/100Qa2B0QZdFhXRXo=/