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emit sounds. There are countless examples of how to do this on the
website itself, along with useful step-by-step guides, such as this one:
https://resources.scratch.mit.edu/www/guides/en/Getting-Started-Guide-

Scratch2.pdf

Using "Events" and "Control" Blocks to Structure Code with Loops and
Conditions

After experimenting with simple storytelling programs, the next step is to start

using blocks found in the "Events" and "Control" sections. Here, we'll find blocks
that allow us to create temporal structures with waits and repetitions, as well as
those that enable us to manage conditions—meaning executing pieces of code
only "if" certain conditions occur.
These blocks are crucial for creating structured code, and their functionality
is fundamental for understanding and abstracting concepts related to

computational thinking.
As an example, let's imagine wanting our character (sprite) to interact with us by
playing hide-and-seek—when we hover the mouse pointer over it, it disappears
only to reappear shortly after in a different random position. How can we impart

such logic? We need to think algorithmically and abstract the basic concepts: we
need to indefinitely repeat an instruction that hides the character only when the
condition of being touched by the mouse pointer is met. Then, we make it move
to a random position and ensure that when the previous condition is not met, it
stays still and visible. Below is a block code that achieves the mentioned

behaviour.

With this code, the cat keeps hiding for one
second when we hover over it with the
mouse and reappears at a different point
on the stage.

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