Sometimes we need inspiration

So far, we've had a cursory introduction to Scratch, and we've created a few animations to illustrate some basic concepts. As we move through the book, we'll discover lots of other features as we create presentations, animations, and games. However, now is a good time to pause and talk about inspiration.

Sometimes we learn by examining the work of other people and adapting that work to create something new that leads to creative solutions.

When we want to see what other people are doing with Scratch, we have two places to turn. First, our Scratch installation contains dozens of sample projects. Second, the Scratch web site at http://scratch.mit.edu/ maintains a thriving community of Scratchers.

Browse Scratch's projects

Scratch includes several categories of projects for Animation, Games, Greetings, Interactive Art, Lists, Music and Dance, Names, Simulations, Speak up, and Stories.

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Let's dive right in.

From the Scratch interface, click the...