COAP:COAP-2110/final
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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
- Mid-term exam requirements
- 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)
- Videos and Sound
- Sound embedded into the timeline
- Videos embedded into the timeline
- Simple use of the video component
- 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
- 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");
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
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.
- You can look at the Final exam 2007 (fla files only, I lost the instructions).
- 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/