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Constellation Mapper

Constellation Mapper Activity downloaded to the Art Canvas Plus Playground. The VR Robot has already traced a white line between the stars to complete the constellation.
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Choose a coloring page from the Constellation Mapper slideshow. Use [Drive for] and [Turn for] blocks and the VR Pen to drive the VR Robot to draw white lines between stars to create the selected constellation.

  • Choose and Download a coloring page as a PNG file from this Google slideshow.
  • Select the Art Canvas+ Playground and upload the coloring page image.
    • To learn more about uploading images to the Art Canvas+ Playground, see this article.
  • Code the VR Robot to create the selected constellation.
    • Use the [Set pen color] and [Move pen] blocks to code the VR Robot to draw white lines between stars to create the constellation.
    • Select one or two specific stars. Use the [Fill area with color] block to color in the selected star or stars.
    • Add a note in your project to explain the story behind that constellation.

Helpful Hints

  • Use the set pen color  block from the Looks category to set the color of the VEX VR Pen with a specified color. Move the red, green, and blue sliders in the block to mix primary colors to get blended colors.

    VEXcode Set pen color block that reads 'set pen color' and a color parameter of white.

    • Matching Python command:

      pen.set_pen_color_rgb(255, 255, 255, 100)

  • Use the move  block from the Looks category to set the position of the VEX VR Pen.

    VEXcode Move robot pen block that reads 'move pen down'.

    • Matching Python command:

      pen.move(DOWN)
  • To learn more about using the VR Pen, see this article.
  • Slides 4-6 (the blue background) show examples of completed constellations if you are unsure of the shapes of certain constellations.
  • For information about how to create a note in VEXcode VR, see this article. 

Notes are only available in Blocks projects. Use comments in your Python project to write your story.

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