Coding with Mit App Inventor
MIT App Inventor is a coding platform created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), one of the most prestigious universities in the United States, based in Boston. This platform is an excellent tool because it allows us to easily create mobile applications with little effort and a lot of fun.
Accessing App Inventor
There are two sites that allow you to access the platform.
The first site is the one offered by doing a search with any search engine and can be found at the URL appinventor.mit.edu. In this case, all you need is a Gmail account, and then you can click directly on the orange "Create Apps" button. The license acceptance page will open first, followed by some tutorials you can use to start your coding exploration.
If you don't have a Gmail account, you can still use the platform by accessing the URL code.appinventor.mit.edu.
App Tutorial
One of the most fun tutorials to start with is code.appinventor.mit.edu.
App Tutorial
One of the most fun tutorials to start with is code.appinventor.mit.edu. The Hello Purr app, which you can find at the URL https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/hellopurr. If you follow the instructions, you'll get an app whose main purpose is to make the kitten meow when you press the button with its picture.
If you want to test your coding skills, you can make the kitten get angry when you pet it three times. How do you make the cat understand that it's angry? You can change its meow to an angry sound and its calm picture to a more worrying one! Here are the files you need:
- Happy cat image: kitty.png (right-click and save)
- Angry cat image: kitty_growl.png (right-click and save)
- Happy cat sound: meow.mp3 (right-click and save)
- Angry cat sound: kitty_growl.mp3 (right click and save)
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