Visit the USA!

airplane graphic USA map graphic

Video Tutorial

Click here for a YouTube video of Lloyd building this project. The video has been optimized for viewing on an iPad.

(Note: For a "crystal clear" video, you may have to manually change the quality settings in YouTube to "720p HD" - just look for the gear symbol in the bottom right-hand corner of the YouTube window.)

LiveCode File for this Project

Visit the USA.livecode

Script for the button "Fly to San Francisco":

 on mouseUp  
   set the location of the image "airplane" to 555,371  
   set the angle of image "airplane" to 90  
   put "Off we go to San Francisco!" into field "message"  
   move the image "airplane" to 82,281 in 3 seconds  
   put "Yeah! We made it!" into field "message"  
   wait 2 seconds  
   put empty into field "message"  
 end mouseUp

Script for the button "Drive to San Francisco":

 on mouseUp  
   set the location of the image "car" to 555,400  
   put "Let's drive to San Francisco!" into field "message"  
   wait 2 seconds    
   put "Buckle up!" into field "message"  
   wait 1 second  
   put "We're off!" into field "message"  
   move the image "car" to the points of graphic "car route" in 10 seconds  
   put "Wow! That was a long trip!" into field "message"  
   wait 2 seconds  
   put empty into field "message"  
   show button "restart"  
 end mouseUp

Script for the card "travel":

 on opencard  
   hide button "restart"  
   set the location of the image "car" to 555,400  
   set the location of the image "airplane" to 555,371  
   put "Visit the USA!" into field "message"  
 end opencard