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Ninja Runner Course

Welcome to Ninja Runner Course, a physics platformer. Build a platformer using physics and program your own hero and enemy A.I.

Physics Platformer Course

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8 Lessons
48 Activities

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Recommended for Ages 12+

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Prerequisites

Gravity Sling

Tynker Code Blocks

Tynker's visual code blocks are a great way for beginners to code, without needing to remember how to type syntax. By dragging and dropping code blocks together, young coders can produce vividly complex programs and games in our proprietary app, which includes support for graphics, sound, physics, and more.

What Kids Learn

  • Master game design with data structures
  • Complete 8 advanced game design lessons
  • Control game state with variables
  • Use lists to store important game data
  • Create a challenging endless game

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Kids learn on their own with a guided, hands-on approach that individualizes the learning experience. Tynker's online courses provide a complete learning system for your child to master the fundamentals of programming. Tynker's visual programming language makes it easy to learn, and once kids gain proficiency, they can seamlessly transition to Javascript coding within the Tynker learning system. Enroll in one of our plans for unlimited play across all courses.

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Tynker's self-guided lessons break down coding concepts while solving puzzles and making cool apps.

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Linear Velocity

Use linear velocity and built-in animation to make your character run off of the platforms.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Move the Hero
  • Create a Controller
  • Drop Down
  • Create Your Own Drop Down Game
  • Quiz

Double Jump

Detect collsions and apply impulses to make your character do a double jump.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Learn to Jump
  • Learn to Double Jump
  • Jumpman
  • Create Your Own Side-Scroller Game
  • Quiz

Receiving Values

Send damage values to attacking robots and save the day.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Learn to Shoot
  • Hit the Enemy
  • Defeat the Robots
  • Create Your Own 2D Shooter
  • Quiz

Lists

Create an inventory list so that your character can collect loot.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Adding Items
  • Equipment
  • Collect the Items
  • Create Your Own Item Collector Game
  • Quiz

Laser Tennis

Detect inventory list contents and use laser swords to deflect enemy projectiles.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Check Your Inventory
  • Deflect the Laser
  • Batters Up
  • Create a Laser Tennis Game
  • Quiz

Enemy AI

Create an enemy robot that moves around based on information in a randomized list of values.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Simple Movement
  • Movement with List
  • Space Wars
  • Create Your Own Space Shooter
  • Quiz

Leaderboards

Use cloud lists and global variables to create a high scores leaderboard.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Scoreboard
  • Leaderboard
  • Beat the Highscore
  • Add More Rankings
  • Quiz

Platform Movement

Use linear velocity and conditional logic to make it look like the platforms are flying across the screen.

6 Activities:

  • Concepts
  • Moving Platforms
  • Moving Actors
  • Add What You Want
  • Create Your Own Platformer
  • Quiz

Conditionals

Lists

actor properties

advanced animation

advanced costume handling

advanced events

advanced math

advanced messaging

advanced motion

advanced physics

basic math

basic physics

cloning

conditional loops

conditional wait

delays

detect conditions

direction and turning

expert physics

expressions

fill color

function calls

functions

input/output

layers

negative logic

operators

pen color

pen size

program control

screen bounds

shape drawing

simple conditionals

simple costume handling

simple events

simple loops

simple messaging

simple motion

simple physics

simple sound playing

simple variables

text handling

visibility

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