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Week 5 - Monday COAP 2110

Theme: Basic interactivity

Introduction to buttons and some ActionScript

Homework 4 - Week 4

Assignment

This time you will have two options:

  1. Option A: Create a really complex button and that includes well done graphics and/or animations. In addition, create 3 minor variants of the same button. To do so: duplicate then rename the button you created first (right-click in the library). I only require you to design buttons in this option.
  2. Option B: Create an application where the user can navigate on the timeline, e.g. a slide show of pictures or a portfolio of prior work or a "story". Then create a Flash file that includes:
    • At least four buttons that you can place either on single frames, extend over several frames or over the whole timeline. These buttons should position the playhead (i.e. the user) in a new frame. In other words, these buttons must allow the user to move from frame to other frames.
    • To make this work, you must add a stop() instruction to the script layer of each "start" keyframe.
Reuse of homework 1 and 2
  • If you wish you can use your previous homework (in any way you like), e.g. include each animation as swf file in a different frame. But this is by no means an obligation nor does it have an influence on grading.
Submission date and format
  • To be returned by Monday, at start of week 5 lesson
  • Use the following Flash file name project4-familyname-firstname.fla, e.g.
project4-miller-joe.fla
... I must be able to distinguish these files and we want to avoid overwriting.
Other constraints
  • Reuse of objects: 1/3 must be drawn by yourself, max. 1/3 imported but customized, max. 1/3 imported as is. (So you also can do everything by yourself).
  • There is no restriction on the subject, e.g. you can create any "slide show" you want or design any crazy button you like.
  • For the slideshow (only) you can take either buttons from the library or make your own.
  • You must fill in a document description using the same template as in homework 1.
  • Homework projects are individual. If you work with others, make sure that the individual projects differ, i.e. the "reuse of objects" criteria above apply.
  • If you reuse old homework, make sure that certain errors are fixed (e.g. use only a single non-editable object in a motion tween)
Evaluation criteria - bonus and malus points

Same as before (include late submission policy). You can examine the grading rubric in the worldclassroom.

The document description

Your p4-xxx-xxx.fla file must include a document description.

  • Insert it with menu Modify->Document
  • Enter a title and description
  • See the template