COAP:COAP-2110

Introduction

This is a program for an introductory Flash course. It is based on my Webanimation (Flash) course at Webster University, Geneva. This is not the official syllabus nor the official program. See the (closed) Worldclassroom (Blackboard).

Major topics (roughly)

1. Know the organization and tools of the Macromedia CS6 Flash Desktop
2. Create simple drawings
3. Manipulation of graphics (e.g. envelope transforms, color gradients)
4. Creating and using layers
5. Use of embedded movie clips
6. Frame-by-frame, motion and shape animations
7. Making use of non-Flash media files (graphics, sound and video)
8. Interactivity in Flash, e.g. use of buttons, button components and some action script

Weekly programs

Templates:

• Grading form
• homework template (to paste into the Flash file documentation: Modify->Document or hit CTRL-J)

Weekly programs (including homework, exams and term project)

• Week 1 - Homework 1
• Week 2 - Homework 2
• Week 3 - Homework 3
  • Mid term exam information (week 5)
• Week 4 - Homework 4
• Week 5 - Homework 5 / Midterm
• Week 6 - Homework 6
• Week 7 - Homework 7
• Week 8 - project presentations - final
  • final exam information
• Term project

Teaching materials

Also look at each weekly program !

Teaching materials

• Flash tutorials (a list of Flash tutorials in this wiki, not all are used in this class)
• Flash CS6 - First steps List of tutorials used in this class + some extras. Also available as PDF

• Chris Grover (2012). Flash CS6: The Missing Manual, O'Reilly.
  • O'Reilly page for the book
  • Missing CD-ROM or zip files, materials used in the book.
• Flash Tutorials on the Internet, e.g. see Flash and AS3 links

Reference and overviews

• Flash (Tech overview)
• Flash CS3 keyboard shortcuts
• Flash formats and objects overview

External resources

• Flash and AS3 links - Pointers to other documentation, including manuals and tutorials

Assets

• Clipart, in particular check out http://openclipart.org/ and import via Illustrator
• Texture
• Sound Assets