Speaking from the Heart

The Cat Maze is The Inquisitor's first VGA project. You can try out the game at CAT Maze. Use the arrow keys to navigate the cat. The game is still in the designing stage. Don't be alarm if the cat goes thru the wall. Just a few more classes and getting comfortable with Scratch, The Inquisitor will have this game up and running in no time.

What is Scratch?

Scratch is a programming language designed at MIT's Media Lab that lets anyone create and share video games and animated stories. Introduced just over a year ago, it has already attracted a wide following--particularly among kids aged 8 to 15--and a variety of uses that its creators never imagined.

Scratch uses a simple set of modular building blocks that can be dragged into place and snapped together on a computer screen like Lego bricks, to create simple computer programs and animations. The software is available for free download from the Scratch web site (http://scratch.mit.edu/) and runs on both PC and Mac computers. The web site also offers tutorials, forums and the extensive archive of projects that people have decided to share.