Part 1¶
In part 1 we’re going to create the game window and add a background.
Create the game window¶
Start up your Mu editor and click New to start a new, empty script.
Type in the following code:
TITLE = 'Pond Quiz'
WIDTH = 800
HEIGHT = 600
Try not to just copy and paste, because the typing practice will really help you remember how to program.
When you press Play you’ll have to save your script and give the file a name. Check that it saves in mu_code directory – it should do this for you.
- On a Mac this is
/Users/yourname/mu_code - On Windows this is
C:\Users\yourname\mu_code
You shuld see a black screen with the title Pond Quiz.
If you don’t have a Play button but instead have Run then you need change the Mode to Pygame Zero, click the first button on the toolbar to do this.
Add the background¶
Now go onto your favourite image search and look for a suitable background. I’ve chosen an underwater scene, but you could choose anything that fits with your quiz.
Save your image into mu_code/images and give it a nice short
name such as pond.jpg.
Now add this code to your script:
def draw():
screen.blit('pond.jpg', (0, 0))
Test your program, you should see your background.
