https://gpblocks.org/wiki/ 2026-04-28T11:31:41-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/ https://gpblocks.org/wiki/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2017-09-30T09:34:34-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:about&rev=1506778474&do=diff About GP is a free, general-purpose blocks language that is powerful yet easy to learn. GP can: * generate high-quality graphics computationally * manipulate images and sounds * analyze text files or CSV data sets * simulate physical, biological, or economic systems * access the web and use cloud data * connect to hardware via the serial port * deploy projects on the web or as stand-alone apps text/html 2017-10-04T06:14:04-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:examples&rev=1507112044&do=diff Examples * Scratch Pong re-written in GP * Traffic Lights text/html 2017-10-05T06:15:38-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:features&rev=1507198538&do=diff Features in no particular order..... * Nested Objects text/html 2017-10-04T12:21:31-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:gettingstarted&rev=1507134091&do=diff Getting Started This section is for those just getting started with GP. * What is GP? * Moving from Scratch to GP * Cool Features * Examples text/html 2017-10-05T06:17:49-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:nested&rev=1507198669&do=diff Nested Objects GP allows you to build up a composite object Visual programming creates new approaches to solve new problems. Sprite nesting is a great example for this. It creates a hierarchy between two objects by making one the owner and the other one a part. text/html 2017-09-30T09:03:40-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:scratch2gp&rev=1506776620&do=diff # Scratch to GP This section is for Scratchers trying out GP. It is based on this [original article](<http://simplesi.net/scratch-to-gp/> “SimpleSi Article”) by SimpleSi. Note: I'm using bold to indicate GP words/methods and *italics* to show *Scratch* words/methods. Although GP text/html 2017-09-30T17:27:36-04:00 https://gpblocks.org/wiki/doku.php?id=starting:scratch2gp2&rev=1506806856&do=diff Using GP for Scratchers In this tutorial GP concepts and words will be shown in bold, and Scratch concepts and words will be shown in italics Running GP It is available for Windows,Mac and Linux from <https://gpblocks.org/> There is also a version running on a web server so it can be tried out without having to install anything