Design a video game in Scratch and program your character to give food to all the squirrels in the park.
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    Software
    Scratch Online

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If you don't have an account, you can create one. 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You can name the message as you wish. <br><br>You&nbsp;already know what will happen when the message is received. Now, WHEN that message is sent must be defined. <br>So the action is continuous send it to press the green flag and also as the last action of the message that you just created. <br><br>Thus you are creating a loop, since at the end of the action of appearing and hiding, the message is received again and runs again."},{"name":"main_video","value":"<iframe allowfullscreen=""></iframe>"},{"name":"link_materials","value":"no"},{"name":"link_external","value":"no"}]},"type":"template","relationid":"41622","icon":"template.png","timetracking":{"estimated_time":"00:02:00","maximum_time":"00:05:00","minimum_time":"00:01:00","random":11453},"is_complete":0,"is_disabled":0,"is_hidden":0,"visualizations":["fullview","minimized"],"default_visualization":"minimized"},{"id":61815,"node_id":"51386","position":5,"comment":"","status":"1","deleted":"0","methodology_id":"36500","name":"Alimenta","type_element":"0","context":"user","object":"null","tool_name":"Alimenta","tool_hash":"","graph_id":"38521","is_new":0,"arrows":[],"equivalence":"41622","extra_data":"","timer":"0","comment_modal":"0","element":{"id":"41622","id_template_params":47378,"params":[{"name":"name_card","value":"Yum!"},{"name":"text_card","value":"Now program that WHENEVER the squirrel touches the acorn color THEN: <br><br>- The costume of the squirrel changes<br>- Wait a bit <br>- Send the message that you created before <br>- Add a point to variable points"},{"name":"main_video","value":"<iframe allowfullscreen=""></iframe>"},{"name":"link_materials","value":"no"},{"name":"link_external","value":"no"}]},"type":"template","relationid":"41622","icon":"template.png","timetracking":{"estimated_time":"00:02:00","maximum_time":"00:05:00","minimum_time":"00:01:00","random":11262},"is_complete":0,"is_disabled":0,"is_hidden":0,"visualizations":["fullview","minimized"],"default_visualization":"minimized"},{"id":61816,"node_id":"51379","position":6,"comment":"","status":"1","deleted":"0","methodology_id":"36500","name":"duplica","type_element":"0","context":"user_bp","object":"null","tool_name":"duplica","tool_hash":"","graph_id":"38521","is_new":0,"arrows":[],"equivalence":"41622","extra_data":"","timer":"0","comment_modal":"0","element":{"id":"41622","id_template_params":47372,"params":[{"name":"name_card","value":"Increase the difficulty"},{"name":"text_card","value":"Double the sprite of the squirrel as many times as you want and change the coordinates of the sprite so that each one appears in a different place. <br><br>You will also have to create a new message for each squirrel that you add to your game so you will have many squirrels to feed and it will not be an easy task!"},{"name":"main_video","value":"<iframe allowfullscreen=""></iframe>"},{"name":"link_materials","value":"no"},{"name":"link_external","value":"no"}]},"type":"template","relationid":"41622","icon":"template.png","timetracking":{"estimated_time":"00:02:00","maximum_time":"00:05:00","minimum_time":"00:01:00","random":11071},"is_complete":0,"is_disabled":0,"is_hidden":0,"visualizations":["fullview","minimized"],"default_visualization":"minimized"},{"id":61817,"node_id":"51384","position":7,"comment":"","status":"1","deleted":"0","methodology_id":"36500","name":"prueba","type_element":"0","context":"user_bp","object":"null","tool_name":"prueba","tool_hash":"","graph_id":"38521","is_new":0,"arrows":[],"equivalence":"41622","extra_data":"","timer":"0","comment_modal":"0","element":{"id":"41622","id_template_params":49434,"params":[{"name":"name_card","value":"Test yourself!"},{"name":"text_card","value":"Click the green flag and test that your game works properly. <br><br>Will you be able to feed all your squirrels in record time?"},{"name":"main_video","value":"<iframe allowfullscreen=""></iframe>"},{"name":"link_materials","value":"no"},{"name":"link_external","value":"no"}]},"type":"template","relationid":"41622","icon":"template.png","timetracking":{"estimated_time":"00:02:00","maximum_time":"00:05:00","minimum_time":"00:01:00","random":10830},"is_complete":0,"is_disabled":0,"is_hidden":0,"visualizations":["fullview","minimized"],"default_visualization":"minimized"},{"id":60838,"node_id":"50362","position":8,"comment":"","status":"1","deleted":"0","methodology_id":"36500","name":"descarga","type_element":"0","context":"user_bp","object":"null","tool_name":"descarga","tool_hash":"","graph_id":"38521","is_new":0,"arrows":[],"equivalence":"41622","extra_data":"","timer":"0","comment_modal":"0","element":{"id":"41622","id_template_params":49431,"params":[{"name":"name_card","value":"Download your creation"},{"name":"text_card","value":"You've created your game! 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