NetsBlox has been updated to version 1.8.0. Most notably this includes:
In projects using multiple roles, "Save" has been replaced with "Save Role" to make it clear that it only saves the current role that you are editing (any other users on different roles will not be automatically saved).
Added historical stock price information to IEXTrading service
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements
For more detailed information, check out the release notes!
Yeah, it is currently available. Collaborators can be added using the cloud dropdown (only available if you are logged in).
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After the other user accepts the invitation, he/she should see the project under "Shared with me" in the open project dialog.
Opening this project should then allow both users to work on the same project! One gotcha is that the users will only see the same code if they are both occupying the same role. As a project can have multiple roles -- or Snap-like subprojects -- they have to make sure they are not occupying different clients as then nothing will be synchronized (and it shouldn't be).
From the "Room" tab, you should see two usernames listed under the currently occupied role as shown below:
I hope this helps! If you have any questions, feel free to ask! (Sorry for the late response)
Brian
This is a simple survival style game where the player is a bowl of cheetos trying not to be eaten by a bat that slowly gets faster over time.
This can also be used to demonstrate using variables, loops, branching, events and lists.
https://editor.netsblox.org/?action=present&Username=brian&ProjectName=Cheetos%3A Survival
All feedback is welcome!
Hello,
Sorry for the trouble. If you could email me the usernames and project names of the students with missing work, I would be happy to look into it! My email is brian.broll@gmail.com.
We also make frequent backups so even if there was a bug in the system (although I don't know of any current saving issues), we would be happy to retrieve the latest backup of the student's project.
Brian
Hello,
We don't currently have any metrics about the uptime but uptime hasn't been an issue when we have used it in classes at Vanderbilt or any of our studies/summer camps.
NetsBlox is a fork of Snap! with its own backend support (message routing and such requires more backend support). If you are interested, the client code is available at https://github.com/NetsBlox/Snap--Build-Your-Own-Blocks and the rest is at https://github.com/NetsBlox/NetsBlox.
There currently isn't a plan for a text-based equivalent. The codification features should be supported in NetsBlox since it is an extension of Snap!. However, we have been considering other platforms for deployment of NetsBlox projects (such as robotics platforms).
If you decide that NetsBlox might be a good fit for your class and have any more questions feel free to either post them here or just email us directly! Although this platform is convenient, I respond faster to email :)
Our contact email is akos.ledeczi@vanderbilt.edu and my email is brian.broll@vanderbilt.edu
Brian