billyedward's Recent Projects

sierpinski snowflake and other algorithms

REVISION: The draw stage only works on the java player the first time; The entire page must be reloaded each time. I will see if this can be fixed... ___________________________ BTW, Algorithm #0 is coolest. ___________________________ This project shows how powerful simple math can be. Inspired by a lesson given by my math teacher illustrating how the midpoint of a line can be used to make a sierpinski triangle, I decided to play with the algorithms a bit. They are: 0 = snowflake 1 = sierpinski 2 = split sierpinski 3 = simple interlaced sierpinski 4 = multi line diagonals 5 = midpoints 6 = dependant interlaced sierpinski ___________________________ The project has two stages: edit, and draw. In edit, you will see pegs for each verticy of the triangle, and will be able to manually change the x and y coordinates of each point through the list watcher, or press and hold 'p' to set them all into an equilateral polygon (based on the number of points). When this is done, press and hold space until the pattern starts to appear; then release and watch!

fybfi- Let's screw up the squeak graphics system!

Watch the project. It's self explanatory. It is neat what happens...

3D Crane

This is a neat little 3D crane, run automatically. It is cool.

How to make a new block [open Browser with URL []]

STREAK IS OUT!!!!! It is at http://streak.t35.com/ Please note that when it comes out in v(1.3.1)0.2, this block will be called 'run externally.' Follow the steps in this project to make a block to open a browser with a specified url in it. You can now hyperlink in scratch! AWESOME NEW DISCOVERY: You can type the path of a program into this block, and it will run that program. Or, type a folder path, and that folder will open in explorer. If anyone uses a mac, I'd appreciate them to test these. There may be a bit of extra code I need to add to make it work on a mac. In the future, I also want to make tutorials for: [point to x() y()] Again, PLEASE give suggestions.

REAL NEW BLOCKS (in streak) (fixed)

STREAK IS OUT!!!!! It is at http://streak.t35.com/ ___________________________ WHAT'S UP WITH THE FIXED? Those of you who have seen this project as it originally was will know that it didn't used to run any scripts, just show the blocks. This is because of two streak-only watchers I added, which annoyed the java player. Now that they're gone, it works! Here is a list of all new blocks to be in streak (1.3.1)0.1. It might not work too well in the java player, but it works fine downloaded. Ps. Some of the compatible blocks are in the project...

dynamics tool

There are numerus readouts on the sound in the room, aimed at helping musicians get their dynamics right. From bars for even tones, graphs for crescendos, etc, it will be sure to help you get that perfect sound. The 'volume' readout tells the volume. The tim readout acts as a timer, so as you can time long tones. The graph in the box is a scrolling graph for the volume, useful to see rythms. The red bar shows the current sound level. The green bar shows it rounded down to tens. The yellow one shows the ten integers in between, allowing you to see the volume very accurately. The blue bar shows the changes in sound. When trying for an even sound, try to keep all 4 bars level. To extend your duration, use the watch-type thing at the bottom. It moves faster the louder it is. Try to, say, get it to do 4 red revolutions (1/4 black ones) in one breath. The two graphs to the right are stationary, and show the 4 bars, over time. The yellow one is inverted, and the red one is offset higher, for clarity, though.

script_warp I

DOWNLOAD TO VIEW I have set up a whole bunch of scripts to call each other in a certain way, so as that they create a neat animation inhow they 'light up' while they are running. Works best at block speed 'normal.' If you are using, streak, 'flash blocks (turbo)' also works. It is really neat! Try making one yourself.

Watcher Hack (DOWNLOAD TO WORK)

Okay... you know as well as I do that variables and other values can only have one watcher, right? And that only variable watchers can have sliders, right? Wrong! Technically, yes, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Here is a project that has both. Also, notice that there is one for whether the pen is down! Also, for if the sprite is hidden! Note that this is a squeak hack, and therefore won't work on the java player. DOWNLOAD TO WORK!!! THEY ARE ALL REAL! If it gets to the front page, I will make a tutorial on how I did it. That means to love it, if you do! Also keep your eyes peeled for my project in the making, with a sprite with no, 0, zero, nilch, nada costumes. Note that this was made in streak, and transfered to scratch to share. I am working on many experimental features in streak, and this is one of them. This explaines the streak logo.

boreal shield info

A project I made for geography. I thought I'd share it, in case you are interested.

polygraph simulator

Simply hook up some fake wires from your computer to a person, and put your mouse somewhere you can get at it, but they can't see. Then what you do, is turn on this fake lie detector, and start asking them questions.The trick is, that the wires don't actually do anything. They just make it look real. What causes the fluctuations is you secretly scrolling the mouse wheel. It 'measures' 3 things: Breathing rate (red), perspiration (green) and heart rate (blue). Click the power button to do a real- looking shut down, and the spark button to reset all. The green meter is volume, and the red is the 'amount of lying' or the position of your wheel! There is that typical beep-beep for the heart rate monitor. Try putting it to a normal rate, then scrolling right down to zero: There's that infamous beep- beep- beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep, and the heart rate turns to a straight line! Have fun with it! Note that the wheel doesn't work online. you'll have to use the up & down arrows.

fadeout

This project is aimed at making it easy to fade an image out to any colour. This is useful for making box shot reflections, the original reason I made it. It may run slowly on some computers, and you may have to download it. Hope you like it! Ps. The variables don't show on the online player. I don't know why this is. It works when downloaded, though. (although rendering is slower)

fybfi: Mean, simple scratch prank

Watch the project. It's self explanatory. I got the idea from when I did this to myself, once!

Rainbow Kitty

A very simple project I made in 1.1, it was just kinda cool, so I uploaded it. Please don't say it sucks, because, if that's what you think, you're right, and I know that. I just thought it was neat. I'm all for suggestions, & other such constructive criticism, though.

How to make a new block: (if<>then[]else[])

STREAK IS OUT!!!!! It is at http://streak.t35.com/ Follow the steps in this project to make 2 new blocks: If a boolean is true, it reports the first value, else it reports the second. Im actually surprised, with the usefulness of this, and the relative shortness of the code that runs it, that MIT hasn't used it in scratch. Oh, well, now you can use it! If you want to know how to add other blocks or features to scratch, leave a comment. I will make a tutorial as soon as I can. I am currently working on one for putting string inserters into logical comparison blocks, adding a factorial function to the functions block, adding an extras menu option to change the display depth, and more. All of the above are features of Streak, a version of scratch that I'm making. Due to unforseen bugs, v(1.3)0.0beta will never be released (although it's finished). I am currently working on v(1.3.1)0.1alpha. I'll let you know when it comes out! --Don't forget to click love it if you do!--

Vista my way

Try to click this button! after about 5 minutes, just give up. if you are actually able to press it, i got 4 words for ya: YOU NEED A LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!