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Why!? Programming is a TV program about Scratch broadcasted by NHK in Japan. Below this, all the time zone is JST.
Broadcasting so far
Season 1
In February 2016, it was announced that a TV program about programming was going to be broadcasted.[1] They were broadcasted in March 2016, 15:00. There were five episodes:
- Move a broken fish (motion blocks, costumes) Program Jason:sequence
- Fix a funny dance (graphic effect, sound blocks) Program Jason:iteration
- Make a shooting game with stationery (position) Program Jason:selection
- Rescue polar bears (line trace) Program Jason:synchronization
- Cheer the Apple Dog Max (loudness, operators) Program Jason:algorithm of bubble sort
Season 2
Season 2 was held from August 1, 2016 to August 3, 2016. The episodes of the season were:
- Make a funhouse (broadcast) Program Jason:iteration with selection
- Let it rain in Max's farm (cloning, random number) Fix Jason:default value
- Let a frog jump (jumping) Program Jason:abstraction
There is a new website named "WaiWai Programming". (see below)
Season 3
Season 3 was broadcasted in March 2017. The episodes of the season were:
- Getting Started with Scratch (account creation) Program Jason:feedback
- Help the Scratch Zoo (paint editor) Learn from Jason:binary numbers
- Make your own instrument (recording) Program Jason:encoding and decoding
Becoming a Regular TV Show
It was decided that Why!? Programming became a regular TV program. It is now broadcasted at 9:55 on Thursdays.
- Join to the Why!? Ogiri!
- Fix the miracle butterfly (pen) Jason is here:in the fridge
- Fix the funny noodle shop (list) Jason is here:faucet with sensor
- Fix "Super Robot WONDERFUL" (connecting to a board via phone connector) Jason is here:traffic light
- Let a frog return home (scrolling) Fix Jason:wait until block
Casts
- Atsugiri Jason
- Ram - voice by Noriko Hidaka
- Prog - voice by IKKAN
Programs
Except some special cases (such as "Join to the Why!? Ogiri!"), they have three segments:
- Main segment is separated by 2 parts.
- Program Jason (sometimes Fix Jason) or Jason is here (between the first and second main segment)
- Scratcher's Program (the last segment of the TV program)
Main Segment
Jason programs something and Ram and Prog help him. All the programs are available at the NHK_for_School account on Scratch.
Program Jason
This segment discusses the basic programming technology of some programs.
Fix Jason
This segment is a scene where something is wrong with Jason's program. No answers to fix them are discussed in the TV program, but the answers are available on the official website.
Jason is here
Nowadays a lot of things are programmed. This segment tells how they work with a simple script.
Scratcher's Project
This segment is an interview with the programmer of the Scratch Project.
WaiWai Programming
WaiWai Programming (Creative Kids Get-together) is a Scratch programmers' community website.
Why!? Ogiri
Why!? Ogiri (@midnight for Scratch) is a famous Scratch contest. Every month Scratchers apply a project and some projects are selected. The theme is "Make something with voice or sound!" now.
Scratchers' Projects
Any Scratchers can apply their shared projects in Scratch for it. This is not the same as the segment of the TV program.
Getting Started with Scratch
This is a video tutorial to join Scratch.
Interview
This is an interview with some real programmers.
Videos about Scratch Blocks
There are a lot of videos that tell viewers how to use a block. Currently there are six categories.
International Emmy Awards
This TV program was nominated for 2017 International Emmy Awards Kids:Digital department.[2]
References
- ↑ English translation: "We are making successfully.", 27 February 2016, post:1816946
- ↑ https://www.iemmys.tv/news_item.aspx?id=228
