Advanced Digital Studio 4 : Spring 2003  ccac.design+media [stephen hartzog]

FINAL  - due: 04.30.03

SUBMIT: CDrom with all of your work for this class, including all assignments as well as drafts, sketches, etc. (space allowing).

SPECIAL GUEST: David Karam of Post Tool Design

04.16.03

DEMO: due Monday, 4.21
Create a demo in Flash that shows your entire final project. This may be a linear piece, or a hybrid with some working interactive parts.

04.09.03

Loading to target vs. level also: _root v. _parent
also: preloader

Loading and Preloading 2002

04.02.03

Level 4: Shared Project

03.31.03

Ask Any Question
EVERY DAY: Bring a written question.

03.26.03

Progress Report due Monday 3.31

ASSIGNMENT #6
Properties & Button Events due Monday 3.31 example

Movie Clip Properties Demo

Button Events Demo

03.03.03

ASSIGNMENT #5
Mini-Portfolio in HTML due Monday 3.24
After Spring Break you should come in with a mostly completed site. We will use Monday for debugging.

video embedding: cross-platform

Homepages: Must have links to all of your work for this class, and will also link to portfolio.

02.26.03

ASSIGNMENT #4
JavaScript Images Phase 1 due Monday 3.3

some javascript examples

02.13.03

ASSIGNMENT #3
Hypermedia Pages: HTML + CSS Phase 1 due Monday 2.17
Final due Monday 2.24

A Little History of the World Wide Web Hobbes' Internet Timeline

examples: raw folder structure gopher://gopher.floodgap.com

02.10.03

Due: Assignment #2: Branching Narrative

02.05.03

Open work day. Bring your work in progress, and lots of questions.

02.03.03

Due: Slideshow.
Use gotoAndStop() actions to navigate a series.
Results >

some sample files branching timelines using gotoAndPlay()

01.29.03

Due: "Crazy", over-the-top, Character Button.
Use a single button's timeline to the maximum, with image and sound (& text?).
Results >

01.27.03

The Button Symbol's Timeline

The Four Button Frames: example

Read and be ready to discuss:
The Aesthetics and Practice of Designing Interactive Computer Events

Find and be ready to discuss:
Three online examples of Branching Narratives that employ different strategies.
Send me the URLs by Sunday night, and be ready to present/discuss in class.
RESULTS >

Brainstorm:
Concepts for your own Branching Narrative. Start storyboarding and producing sketches, generating ideas for Branching Narrative.

ASSIGNMENT #2 Branching Narrative

Practice:
Using Buttons in Flash. Using "gotoAndPlay()", "gotoAndStop()", "stop()", and "play()" actions.

01.23.03

DUE: Assignment #1

01.15.03

BRING
Storyboards; Bitmaps & Sounds

01.13.03

ASSIGNMENT #1
One Linear Minute due: next monday 01.20.03

Questionnaire due: email tonight 01.13.20

Syllabus
FLASH Resources 2002 
host: posttool [thnx!]
Arrays
Functions
Flash Detection { detect }
.attachMovie()
.duplicateMovieClip()
Loading and Preloading
Grab Bag of Flash [folder]
2 Measurements of Time [.fla]
Sound Object
  parts:places +1 -1
w/ Jon Santos
Color Object
  colorObject Investigator
Drag/Drop & hitTest
Movie Clip Events
  Fun with mouseMove
Button Events Demo [.fla]
ON/OFF Toggling Buttons [.fla]
flash/buttons/
Event Sound Examples
  The Four Button Frames [.fla]
  Twelve Tone Scale Fun [.fla]
Instance Properties List
examples:
  simple property control [.fla]
  multiple clips' properties [.fla]
Turn on the Debugger

If you are not in over your head,
you are not trying hard enough.