Code the Classics with a Pi

Details

Learning how to design and code Games with Code the Classics and PyGame Zero – we will be using Raspbian with a few Raspberry Pi 3 and 5 boards, as well as building a small handheld circuit using a Pi Pico 2 W

What You will learn:

• Installing and Running Python and PyGame Zero
• Creating Sprites and Backgrounds
• Animation and Movement with User Input (Keyboard/Mouse)
• BONUS: Learn to Build a Small Handheld with a Pi Pico

BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE EVENT Please bring your own Laptop – where you can download and install software – limited Pi systems available on first come first serve basis

What we will be using

• Rasberry Pi 3 and Pi 5 with Raspbian
• Pi Pico 2W a experiment in developing our own small handheld

What we will be coding We will be going through a few of the examples in Code the Classics – https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/books/code-the-classics-vol-I-2ed and https://magazine.raspberrypi.com/books/code-the-classics-vol-ii

You are welcome to give it a read or skim it a bit before the event.

Then we will work out the intro starting guide of PyGame Zero – https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.io/en/stable/introduction.html#

Simple Handheld with buttons and small LCD Screen connected to a Pi Pico 2 W

Registration Registration will open in mid October via WhatsApp – 0317 777 6787

Visit organiser website