Core 1: Coding Updates

The videos for Core 1: Coding have been edited to remove 'first takes' as needed. There is no change to the instructional content, so there is no need to revisit videos that students have already viewed. The edited videos are new uploads, but the playlist URL has not changed; the old versions of the videos are now marked private.

The downloadable AIA file WhackAMole_example.aia has been updated, and therefore differs slightly from the app described in the video, as follows:

• The mole image sprite has its Z property set to 2, so that it appears in front of the hole image sprites, which have the default Z property of 1. The Z property determines the stacking order of image sprites.
• The reduction of the timer interval each time the score is incremented is now less aggressive, dropping to 80% of its previous value each time. The original scheme reduced the interval too quickly.