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Scratch coding for kids - Optical illusion & pattern effects (Udemy.com)

Scratch coding for 9-14yrs coders with some Scratch experience, who want to create coded animations

Created by: Matt Ottewill

Last updated January 2026

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What you will learn

  • How to code animated and interactive optical illusions and pattern effects
  • How to use sprites, cloning and coded animation techniques to produce complex visual effects
  • How to apply math to create smooth animations that accelerate, rotate and change in size and intensity
  • How to experiment with coding techniques to produce your own illusions and effects

How it compares

Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 97% of them
  • Reviews21#1,178 of 1,183 by number of reviews
  • Length3.7 hoursshorter than 64% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2026more recently than 62% of them

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Course Description

Help your child learn essential knowledge and skills for coding optical illusions, pattern effects and nature simulations, then use what you have learnt to create your own games.

This course is designed for parents of 8-14 year olds who want to re-direct their child's natural enthusiasm for playing games, into creating and coding games. By the end of the course your child will have built knowledge and skills which will give them an enormous head start at school.

Students will learn coding techniques for creating simple and complex optical effects and pattern effects. Techniques learnt are tranferrable to a wide range of coding scenarios.

The course includes template games for each lesson with sprites and images ready to go. Simply download them, start the lessons and follow the step-by-step instructions. The games increase in coding complexity as the lessons progress. Students learn primary methods and skills first, and then build expertise that will help them create their own games.

Our instructor is a qualified and experienced teacher who speaks clearly and precisely, leading the learner through the entire coding processes. Each step is explained and demonstrated and there is plenty of opportunity for students to experiment with the code for themselves.

Your child will build confidence with Scratch, and the processes of object-orientated coding, acquire powerful and transferrable coding skills, and improve their creative, math and computational thinking abilities.

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Instructor Details

Matt Ottewill

Matt is a digital media educator, designer, and music technologist. He runs his own business The Pixel Gang, teaching games coding and digital media creation to children.

He has written qualifications and developed programmes for universities, adult education, and apprenticeships in the fields of digital media and marketing, music technology and computing, and contributes content to online learning platforms.

His passion is teaching young learners the coding and computing skills and knowledge they will need for their secondary education, university degrees and future careers.

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Reviews

4.8

21 ratings on Udemy

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By Massud on 6/8/2024

It was very clear, its also good that Matt made a pause time so that we can pause and switch to scratch to code, there are also templet games, luckily if we don't have a templet game, we can click on the recourses, I feel lick I know how to do scratch already and I feel lick learning more from The_Pixel_Gang!!!

By Ariunchimeg on 1/14/2024

I really liked it

By Kabrina R on 1/3/2023

Its a fun course and it helps with coding and thats all i got

By David Chu on 4/30/2022

This course was great

By Jennyfer on 1/7/2022

VERY GOOD! THANK YOU! :D name @watermelon1988 in scratch

By Finn Roberts on 4/5/2021

By far the most clear and professional course I have come across yet, my kids love this program and its great to see them enjoy creating games on Scratch in an efficient and sensible manner.

By Isabela Fairooz on 8/4/2025

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Overall Score : 96 / 100