🕹️ Splat Game (Jumping + Button)

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⚙️ Step 0 — Switch to Live Mode

Before we begin, make sure your PictoBlox is set to Live Mode.

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🧩 Step 1 — Prepare Your Components

Gather the following components before you start building:

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🔌 Step 2 — Build the Circuit

Construct your circuit as shown below:

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🧠 Step 3 — Test the Push Button

Before coding, test your button connection:

1. Press the external push button.
2. Observe:
   • LED 3 turns ON before pressing.
   • LED 3 turns OFF when the button is pressed.

If this doesn’t happen, check your wiring.
Still not working? Try this test:

💡 Tip:
Drag the block shown below into your workspace, set Pin 3 to output = high, and double-click it to test.

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💾 Step 4 — Download the Template

⬇️ Download the Splat Game Template

Use this template to get started quickly.

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🎨 Step 5 — Customize Your Game

You can modify the following:

• Costumes (e.g. balloons, characters)
• Backgrounds (must include a red border)
• Sound Effects
• Code (optional, as long as it remains a Splat Game)

If you can’t download the template, use the code blocks shown below for each sprite.

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🖼️ Background

Any background is fine as long as it includes a red border.

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🎈 Balloon Sprite

1. One version should be the normal balloon (rotated horizontally).
2. The other version should be the popped balloon.

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🧍 Character Sprite

Use any sprite that can jump over the projectile.
- The first costume is the default.
- The second costume is for the jump animation.

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🚀 Step 6 — Add Button Control

Now, let’s make your external button control the character’s jump.

🧩 Sprite Section

1. Create a new message called “Button”.
   

2. Replace the event block:

   Change “When space key pressed” → “When I receive [Button]”
   

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⚡ Device Section

Add the following code to detect the button press and send the Button message.

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✅ You’ve completed your Splat Game!
Test your button — when pressed, your character should jump!

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