COAP:COAP-2110/final

Final exam

The final exam will focus on interactivity and animation. You will receive a *.fla file to complete/repair. It will be similar in spirit to the mid-term exam.

Prepare for the following subjects

(1) Mid-term exam requirements

• See Help:COAP-2110/mid-term

(2) Buttons

• Using library *.fla buttons (just change the label)
• Making your own buttons from simple (!) drawings (including drawings for the different button states)
• Using button components (label, change of width)

(3) Videos and Sound

• Sound embedded into the timeline
• Videos embedded into the timeline
• Simple use of the video component

(4) ActionScript

• Simple event handling functions and registration of mouse click events

Example code:

// timeline moving
forward_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,forward);
function forward(event:MouseEvent) { gotoAndStop(2); }

// Play an embedded movie clip
start_button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,start_kite);
function start_kite(event:MouseEvent) {
	kite.play();
}

You should be able to master following simple ActionScript "instructions":

• Change the visibility of an object on the stage
• Play and stop an embedded movie clip
• play and stop the animation in the timeline
• Move the user around in the timeline

Example code:

cat.visible = true;
cat.visible = false;

movie_clip.stop();
movie_clip.play();

gotoAndPlay(12);
gotoAndPlay("robot");
gotoAndStop(12);
gotoAndStop("cat_anim");

stop();
start();

Do not forget to revise the subjects from the previous exam (drawing and animation principles) !

Not covered in the exam

• ActionScript program flow (e.g. if and switch statements)
• Special effects
• Video captions and Video cue points
• Loading of external sources other than video.
• Keypress events

Preparation example

You can to solve the 2007 final exam:

Source: action-script-button-anim-problem.fla

Instructions are inside the *.fla file (play it):

action-script-button-anim-problem.html

A good enough solution is also available:

Source: action-script-button-anim-solution.fla

HTML+SWF: action-script-button-anim-solution.html

Directory: http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/flash/ex/action-script-3-intro/

• Also, have a look again at the Help:COAP-2110/mid-term exam and the flash animation summary. The orginal exam files and the solution are also available in this directory: http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/flash/ex/exams2008/

Other information

• All materials are allowed (e.g. books, handouts, web pages)
• Use of communication tools is strictly forbidden (no chat, no mail, etc.). No talking between students. Offenders may get an F.