Snapper

Video Tutorials

1. Integer Variables 2

An integer is a whole number. An integer variable is a variable which stores a whole number. This tutorial shows how the lives and level integer variables are used in Snapper.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Integer Variables

Difficulty: 2

2. Boolean Variables 2

A boolean can have one of two values: True, or False. A boolean variable is a variable which stores either True or False.

This tutorial shows how the boolean variables are used when writing the code for an arcade game in Python.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Boolean Variables

Difficulty: 2

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3. Constants

A constant is a value in a program which does not change. This tutorial explains how Python constants are used in Snapper.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Variables

Difficulty: 1

4. Random

Random values are essential when coding games, otherwise the game would become boring and predictable.

In this tutorial you will learn how Snapper uses the random.choice() function to pick a new animal at random.

Watch first: Snapper: Dictionaries

Difficulty: 3

5. Mouse Events

In Snapper the player controls the camera by moving the mouse, and takes a photograph by clicking the mouse button.

This tutorial explores the Pygame code which handles mouse events.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Making Decisions

Difficulty: 3

6. Elif and Else

The Python if statement is used to make a decision in the program code.

The decision-making process can be extended by using the elif and else Python statements.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Making Decisions

Difficulty: 3

7. Dictionaries

A Python dictionary is a way of storing data items. Each dictionary item also has a key to identify it.

In this tutorial you will learn how to use a dictionary to store the data relating to each animal in Snapper.

Watch first: Forest Bomber Lists

Difficulty: 4

8. Functions

In this tutorial you will learn how to break a Python program down into smaller blocks which are called functions.

Watch first: N/A

Difficulty: 4