January 30 – February 15, 2021
Factory Media Centre is pleased to partner with Hamilton Winterfest to produce Family Friendly Games and Animations in Scratch.
SCRATCH is an amazing online platform created by the brilliant minds of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. With SCRATCH kids can create their own interactive stories, games and animations – and share their creations with thousands of other kids from around the world
Check out the full Winterfest Scratch Studio and all of FMC’s animations by clicking the button below. If you’re having trouble viewing all of the animations, try clearing your internet browser cache or visit the Scratch Studio to view them all one by one. Remix our animations and share them on the Scratch Studio!
Winterfest Reveal
Uh-oh, it’s gotten a bit cloudy :(…
Use your mouse to reveal what’s hidden! Press the flag to begin the game!
Inspired by Hamilton’s smokestacks and nature.
Byby MJ Hwangbo
Neighbourhood Animation
Press the green flag to begin the short animation
Be nice to your neighbours during lockdown!
Animation by Kristina
House rendering by Kay Imam
Goose by Tee Kundu
Snack Time
What’s perfect on a snowy day? Freshly baked cookies!
Give Bear a cookie by clicking on the pan and feed it to them.
By Katherine Diemert
It’s Snowing!
What odd weather we’re having!
Use the arrow keys to move the cloud around. Try pressing space and see what happens!
By Katherine Diemert
Hot Chocolate Landing
Look who has joined Bear in Hot Chocolate Landing!
Start the animation by pressing the green flag.
Katherine Diemert
Goose by Tee Kundu
Cookie Decorating
More cookies!!
Press the green flag to start. Click the cookie tray for a new cookie, click Bear’s paw to clear the plate. Move the cursor to decorate the cookie. Press spacebar to change sprinkle types.
Remix Ideas;
- Choose a new costume to stamp with.
- Add sound effects.
- Count how many stamps you make using a variable.
By Katherine Diemert
Goose Blending In
Can you find the happy goose? Inspired by the grumpy hoards of geese at Hamilton Bayfront.
Click the green flag, and then start to begin. It’s hard but the happy goose is there!
By Kristina inspired by the Blending in Scratch Studio
Goose by Tee Kundu
Mohawk Winter Words Lesson 1
Meet Polly the Bear who will teach you some Mohawk Winter Words!
Click the green flag to begin and listen for Polly’s Instructions
By John Hill
Intergalactic!
Winterfest has gone intergalactic!
It’s hibernating season and the bears are H U N G R Y!
Use your up and down keys to help the bears enjoy their favourite treats.
By MJ Hwangbo
Harbourfront Goose Pet!
Haven’t you ever wanted your own pet goose?
Click the hot chocolate – Keep this virtual Winterfest goose fed!
Click the goose for a honk
Animation by Evan Flecknell
Goose by Tee Kundu
Gooser
Cannon Street has been taken over by Hot Chocolate loving geese! Visit Smalls to see what all the fuss is about.
Press the green flag to begin. Use the arrow keys to move around. Make sure to press the Up key to enter the Smalls door. Avoid the Geese!
Programming by Evan Flecknell
Backdrop and Geese by Tee Kundu
Inspired by the great coffee and company of Smalls Coffee! We miss you guys.
Mohawk Winter Words Lesson 2
More Mohawk Words with Polly the Bear!
Click the green flag to begin and listen for Polly’s Instructions.
By John Hill
Winter Maze
Help the Winterfest Family escape the ice maze!
Use your arrow keys to make your way towards the goal.
Game by John Hill
Goose Concert!
The Winterfest Geese have collaborated on a concert!
Press the Green Flag to begin the Animation
Geese by Tee Kundu
Animation by Kristina Durka
Delivery!
Deliver hot chocolate to the neighbourhood!
Click the green flag to begin then click and drag the drink to each of the doors. Make sure each neighbour gets a cup 🙂
Quench thirst and get thanked while doing it. What’s better than this?
Animation by Evan Flecknell
Goose by Tee Kundu
Neighbourhood by Kay Imam
Scarf Studio
Let our Winterfest friends transport you to the Scarf Studio to make a custom scarf so you can be cozy for this chilly winter! Stay warm~
Made by MJ Hwangbo
Video Sensing Virtual Goose
Use your webcam to pet your virtual goose!
The goose likes to be pet consistently and will let you know when it is not receiving enough pets.
To a goose, the cold graze of a mouse cursor offers little comfort. It requires the warmth of the human touch, or at least a two dimensional digital facsimile, to feel true fulfillment. A goose gives back as much as it receives. Do you have it what it takes to forge friendship across the boundary of species?
Code by Evan Flecknell
Goose by Tee Kundu
Hamilton Winterfest is a co-production between The City of Hamilton, local arts non-profit Cobalt Connects, and a long list of community partners who bring specialized programming to life from January 29 to February 15. From the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Fringe Festival, to the Hamilton Public Library, SoupFest and Neighbourhood Associations – Winterfest gives you every excuse to get out of the house or hop online to connect with your community.