Space Maze
We show you how to program speed and direction by guiding a rocket through a maze of alien UFOs.
Programming velocity and speed in Scratch
Lead Image © kudryashka, 123RF.com
What's the difference between velocity and speed? That's the question at the heart of this project. Velocity gives speed and direction. For example, "I traveled west on the Interstate at 73mph" is an example of velocity.
In the Space Maze game in this article, a rocket will have the ability to fly up, down, right, and left at varying speeds. The player must navigate the rocket through a field of UFOs to land on a big head in space. The maze, however, is randomly generated, requiring the player to pick a path carefully from the home base to the head.
Every time the rocket collides with a UFO, the rocket has to start the journey over. The object is to reach the head as quickly as possible, without being attacked by a UFO.
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