⌨️ Keyboard controls

The basket

For our game we need a basket that the player moves. Hover over the sprite button (cat face, bottom right), choose “Choose a Sprite” and search “Bowl” or “Basket”. Drag it to the bottom of the stage. You can delete the cat or keep it.

Arrow keys

1. Events: “when right arrow key pressed” → Motion: “change x by 10”
2. Events: “when left arrow key pressed” → “change x by -10”
3. Try it: the basket moves left and right

x and y

The stage is a grid. x is left–right (−240 to 240), y is up–down (−180 to 180). The center is x: 0, y: 0. “change x by 10” moves right; “change x by -10” moves left.

Smoother movement

The “when key pressed” blocks stutter. Smoother: “when green flag clicked” → “forever” → “if key right arrow pressed? then change x by 10” and the same for left (Sensing + Control blocks).

Tip

💡 Start the game in the same place every time: “go to x: 0 y: -140” right after the green flag.

🧠 Quick quiz

Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.