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Let’s explore one method to create a scrolling background, but make one that your user can control and explore, by using keyboard keys to make the background move in different directions. Then, we can add some additional moving sprites to really bring the scene to life! Scrolling backgrounds like this could be used in games or animations or informational projects.

Check out our printable coding cards for this video here: https://resources.scratch.mit.edu/www/cards/en/advancedtopicsgraphics-cards.pdf
Find a scrolling background example project here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/969838240
A WIP version for a scrolling background platformer here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/970438551
A top-down scrolling background here:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/970482174

And if you need more information about some of the advanced blocks we used, see our cards on:
Conditional Statements: https://resources.scratch.mit.edu/www/cards/en/conditionalstatement-cards.pdf
Variables and Lists: https://resources.scratch.mit.edu/www/cards/en/variablelist-cards.pdf
My Blocks: https://resources.scratch.mit.edu/www/cards/en/myblocks-cards.pdf

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