3.02 Start screen

Give your game a ‘start’ screen.

Open the starter project

Create a new Scratch Project

Add a Backdrop

Add the Chalkboard backdrop from the Indoors category.

The Stage has a Backdrops tab instead of a Costumes tab. This is where you can create images for the Stage.

Click on the Stage pane.

Edit the Backdrop

Click on the Backdrops tab to open the Paint editor.

Select backdrop1 and click on the Delete icon to remove the backdrop1 backdrop from your project. You will not need the backdrop1 backdrop in this project.

The Chalkboard backdrop will now be highlighted.

Click on Convert to Vector. Now, you will be able to add text that you can move around.

Use the Text tool to add the text Find the bug to the chalkboard:

We used the Marker font in white, but choose the font and colour that you want to use.

Tip: Switch to the Select (Arrow) tool to move your text around. To change the size of the text, grab the corner of the text and drag it.

Rename the Backdrop

Change the name of the backdrop to start, because you will need to select it later in the project.

Tip: If you use names that make sense, it will be easier to understand your project, especially when you come back to a project later.

Add the Bug Sprite

Delete the Scratch Cat sprite.

Click on Choose a Sprite and type bug in the search box.

Choose: Choose a bug, which players will need to find in your game.

Tip: Give your project a name. You might like to include the name of the bug that you have just chosen.

A mistake in a computer program is called a bug. Finding and removing mistakes in computer programs is called debugging. Grace Hopper is a famous software engineer. Her team once found a moth in their computer. Their notes say, “First actual case of bug being found.”