Remix

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A remix is a modified and shared version of an uploaded project. Remixes are always under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

Contents 1 How to remix 2 Origin of the Word 3 Remix Visualizations 4 Remix Chains 5 Coloring Contests 6 Polls 7 What the Community is Remixing 8 Project Copying 9 References

How to remix

Main article: Guide to Remixing

One of the goals when creating Scratch was to make it easy for users to download and remix other users' projects. Many users find it fun and interesting because it allows them to learn from, experiment with, and add on to the work of other users.

To remix, one must do the following:

1. Download the wanted project.
2. Make required changes.
3. Share the project.

Once shared, the project will display a little notice reading "Based on [name]'s project", with a link to the original.

Origin of the Word

The Scratch Team use the word remix, because that is what musical artists call changing a song by using the same tune but changing the style. It is also related to the word "Scratch," as in "scratching" like a DJ does with records, also related to music.

Before deciding on remix, it was called "mod",^[1] but following the recent craze of modifying Scratch, mods got a new meaning. They are now the name for a Scratch Modification. Mod can also mean moderator.

Remix Visualizations

The Remix Visualization is a way of showing what a project is a remix of and all of the projects that are remixes of it. It is a good way to give credit to projects and also can be interesting to look at to follow the evolution of a project. To see the Visualization, click the link in the Project Statistics that gives the number of remixes.

Remix Chains

Because of the fun in remixing, many users have created projects which are meant to be remixed by adding characters to the scene, they usually go by the name "Add yourself to..." or something of the sort. This type of project frequently dominate the Top Remixed category of the Front Page, along with coloring contests, meme's, bases, and occasionally funny animations recolored to at someone's own character.

Coloring Contests

Some users have uploaded templates which are meant to be colored by others and re-uploaded. These also are frequently on Top Remixed, but less often.

Polls

Many users have created polls using lists. Each list is one position, and the remixers download the project and add their usernames to the appropriate list. For example, in a fictional poll called "Which is better, math or history?," a list called "math" would contain the names of users who like math better and a list called "history" would contain the names of users who like history better.

What the Community is Remixing

Main article: What the Community is Remixing (Top Remixed)

On the Front Page, there is a section called "What the Community is Remixing" (previously named "Top Remixed"). In other words, it is a section that shows the three most remixed projects in the last ten days. Most commonly appearing in this section are drawing contests and remix chains. In fact, the large number of drawing contest and remix chains displayed in this section has caused many Scratchers to think the section is not diverse enough to reflect the variety of remix projects on Scratch. Despite the fact that many Scratchers support its removal, the row remains because one of the main ideas of the Scratch website is remixing. Upon reflection of the issue, the Scratch Team has stated that they support remixing and that the section of the front page will not be removed — rather, they encourage Scratchers to find a way to bring more diversity to the section.^[2]

Project Copying

Main article: Project Copying

Some Scratchers, rather than remixing a project, download the project and upload it without changing anything. Called Project Copying, this practice is not allowed; any project copies should be flagged, with a link to the original remix given in the report. For this reason, it is important to keep track of remixes of your project. This is made easier by notifications for remixing.

References

1. ↑ http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=5528#p5528
2. ↑ http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewtopic.php?pid=271989#p271989