Greenfoot tutorial videos

This page provides a library of short tutorial videos. The collection is not complete yet - some videos are available, and we are still working on adding more from time to time. Our goal is to build up a collection of videos for every stage of development - from simple basics to sophisticated tricks. So check back again later - there may be more available in a few weeks.

Tip: Right-click to download the videos to your computer to watch offline.

Basics

Greenfoot Introduction

A quick overview: What is Greenfoot, what can it do?

Greenfoot introduction (length: 12 min, 37.9 MB)

Creating A New Scenario

How to set up a new scenario.

Creating a new scenario (length: 6.5 min, 39 MB)

Creating Movement

An introduction to getting actors to move.

Making things move (14 min, 57.6 MB)

Running GridWorld in Greenfoot

This topic is most interesting for teachers in the American AP Computer Science programme. Other viewers may want to skip this video.

GridWorld is the AP Case Study, and this video shows Gridworld in Greenfoot. See also Greenfoot and Gridworld.

Gridworld in Greenfoot (13.5 min, 62.3 MB)

Making Backgrounds

Various ways to set background images for scenarios. Includes using image files, and painting the background.

Making backgrounds, Part I (length: ~7.5 min, 21.8 MB)
Making backgrounds, Part II (length: ~4 min, 8.9 MB)
Making backgrounds, Part III (length: ~3 min, 6.8 MB)
Making backgrounds, Part IV (length: ~8.5 min, 33.8 MB)

Source code 1 (part I and II), Source code 2 (part III)

Reacting To Mouse Clicks (and Mouse Movement)

An introduction to using mouse input, such as clicks and mouse movement, to make something happen.

Using mouse input (17.5 min, 60.1 MB)

Source code

Initialising the world

How to set up your world to a proper starting state, so that you don't always have to create objects by hand.

Initialising the world (11.5 min, 29.6 MB)

Advanced

Making Explosions

This video shows how to blow something up. Check here (playable scenario online) to see what it looks like, then watch the videos to see how to do it.

Making Explosions, Part I (length: ~5 min, 11.6 MB)
Making Explosions, Part II (length: ~18.5 min, 57.9 MB)
Making Explosions, Part III (length: ~15 min, 52.2 MB)

Source code

Animated Actors

Here, we show how to create an actor with an animated image.

Animating actors (length: ~7.5 min, 31.4 MB)

Displaying text

How to you show text in a Greenfoot scenario?

Showing text (length: ~16 min, 90.4 MB)

Platform games: running, falling and jumping

This video shows how to make a character jump and fall. It assumed that you know about basic movement already.

Running, jumping and falling ( 19 min, 56.7 MB)

Source code

Sharing your scenario - Export

What to do when you're done? This video show how to share your scenario with friends or with the whole world.

Sharing your scenario (length: ~10 min, 77.7 MB)

maintained by Poul Henriksen and Michael Kölling.