CREATING DIGITAL ANIMATIONS
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FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, I HAVE WANTED TO TELL MY OWN STORIES WITH ANIMATION. My first project was an animated birthday card for my grandfather. A boat sailed across the screen and then displayed “Happy Birthday.” He was blown away, perhaps because this happened over 30 years ago, before computer animation appeared on television or in films.
Today, digital animation is everywhere, but most people think that animating on their own is too hard. Think again! Scratch makes it easy for anybody to get started with animation.
Scratch was created for you. The designers at the MIT Media Lab had several goals:
scratch.mit.edu
If you are completely new to Scratch, it might be a good idea to start with one of the built-in tutorials. To see them, click the question mark in the top-right corner.
