Differences to Scratch
| 5 differences from Scratch | Example from Scratch | Same example but in GameMaker |
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| 1. A Costume in Scratch is known as a Sprite in GameMaker |
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| 2. The 'sprite' we coded in Scratch is now managed separately from its costume, and is known as an Object in GameMaker |
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| 3. The Stage in Scratch is known as a Room in GameMaker. Now you can have multiple rooms! |
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| 4. The Room size and positioning system has changed |
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| 5. The direction system has changed |
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to summarize:
- sprites (costumes or animations) and objects (code) are separated
- stage size and origin:
- Scratch stage is 480x360px fixed size, with (0,0) origin in Middle Centre
- Gamemaker room is 1366x768px default size, with (0,0) origin in Top Left
- direction:
- in Scratch, 0° is up, 90° is right (default), 180° is down, −90° is left
- in Gamemaker, 0° is right (default), 90° is up, 180° is left, 270° is down