sprites repeatedly falling from top of screen

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Scoot

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Dec 17, 2014, 8:40:36 AM12/17/14
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Hello Everyone
I am new to app inventor, and I would like to make an app that does the following.  I kindly ask for your help and prompt response, as this is for a class and the project is due early January. Is it ight?
OVERVIEW OF APP:
My app will be a game where balls fall from the top of the screen.  The user must tap the balls the fall from the top in order to get a point.  To start with I will just have balls falling and then as you go more balls will come in and it will get faster
ISSUE(S) I NEED HELP WITH:
1.        The issue that I am struggling with having more balls fall from the top of the screen.  I was able to make one ball fall from top to bottom but I do not know how to keep infinite balls keep coming.
2.       How do I program for the ball sprite to keep falling from the top of the screen repeatedly 
I have attached my project to date
Thx
Ryan Escoda

Taifun

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Dec 17, 2014, 9:00:04 AM12/17/14
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first do the tutorials http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/tutorials.html to learn the basics of App Inventor, then try something and follow the
 Top 5 Tips: How to learn  App Inventor

concerning your questions:
1. hide the other balls and if you need one of them, set its visibility to true
2. you can experiment with the Ball.EdgeReached event

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SteveJG

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Dec 17, 2014, 9:01:42 AM12/17/14
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There might be some ideas you can use here Ryan:  http://www.appinventor.org/Chapter17     and also you could  search in the forum using the Search for topics box to the right of the colorful google at the top of this page with a term like     falling sprite    ?

Regards,
Steve

Scoot

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Dec 18, 2014, 10:42:36 AM12/18/14
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Thanks All! This really helped, one day your gonna see me on top of the play store
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