Adv. Multimedia Technologies - Beta

Activity 1.1: Email The Instructor

Send your instructor an email with the following

Name

Where are you from

Flash and or ActionScrip Experience

Expectations / What do you expect to learn?

Special Interests

Send email to sager.joshua@pti.edu Make sure to set the SUBJECT LINE for ALL SUBMISSIONS to start with ADVMM: For example ADVMM: Email Activity

This Activity is worth 5 points.

1.2 ActionScript Basics

Download the ActionScript Basics (.zip)

Open the file and follow the directions.

Each section will require you to write code.

To submit, email the .fla to your instructor. This Activity is worth 15 points.

2.1 Development Environment & Communication

Example of Basic Communication Activity

1. Conncet a .fla to a flash builder project via a document class
2. All ActionScript must be created via Flash Builder
3. All visuals are to be created in the Flash IDE
4. Set up the .fla document class to point to a class created with Flash Builder
5. Create a Movie Clip of a ball ( in the Flash IDE ). Place the ball on the stage.
   1. Use ActionScript to modify the ball properties
   2. set x = 400
   3. set y = 200
   4. set alpha = .5
   5. *bonus use ActionScript to center the ball
6. Create a dynamic text box ( in the Flash IDE ).
   1. input your name to the text box via ActionScript
   2. *Bonus change the font and size via ActionScript
7. Create 3 Private Methods
   1. init
   2. initBall
   3. initText

Zip up all src files (.7z) and email them as an attachment. This activity is worth 10 points

2.2 - Interactive Communication

Example of Basic Interactive Activity

1. All ActionScript must be created via Flash Builder
2. All visuals are to be created in the Flash IDE
3. Create 5 Text boxes
   1. x
   2. y
   3. alpha
   4. scale
   5. rotation
4. Create a Movie Clip of a rectangle 150 X 50
5. Create an EnterFrame listner
   1. Tie each text box value to the appropriate rectangle property

Zip up all src files (.7z)and email them to your instructor as an attachment. This activity is worth 25 points.

3.1 - Object API

1. All ActionScript must be created via Flash Builder
2. Create a Monster Class
   • Create getters and setters for all properties
   • Create a color property
   • Create a emotion property
   • Create a type property
3. Create a private method to draw a shape representing the monster, evoked by the consturctor
4. Instantiate the monster object
5. Create a UI for 3 options per each property
6. When the color property changes, the object should change color
7. Wire all buttons to manipulate monster and output results via a trace

Zip up all src files (.7z)and email them to the instructor as an attachment. This activity is worth 25 points.

Activity 3.2 - Events

Download starting file and follow the directions

Email .fla to your instructor. This Activity is worth 20 points

4.1 - Inheritance

Create an Abstract Interactive Application:

that responsds to user events

moves, scales, fades, rotates, or changes a visual property via a user interaction

Document Class

must instantiate a custom built class

Custom Class

All functionality for the object must be built into the custom class

Zip up all src files (.7z)and email them to the instructor as an attachment. This activity is worth 25 points.

2.1 - Object Creation

• 6 objects were created and displayed
  • Two MovieClips Exported for ActionScript
  • The MovieClips must animate and loop
  • Two shapes drawn with ActionScript
  • Two images Embedded via ActionScript
  • Objects are placed in an organized and aligned fashion
• Document class was used via the Flash IDE
• A Class (.as) file contains all code
• init function was declared and used
• A new function was created and called to initialize each set of objects

Example file (.swf)

Zip up all files and sumibt via email attachment. This activity is worth 15 points.

2.2 - Interactive Objects

• Every object (except for the bottom row) has button mode turned on
• Every object toggles either a property or method
• The circle toggles alpha 1,0
• The rounded rectangle toggles rotation 0, 45
• The star toggles play() and stop()
• The square toggles blur 50, 0
• Every toggle should be a new method

Extra Credit

Both images have button mode turned on

Image 1 toggles hard light

Image 2 toggles subtract

Example file (.swf)

Zip up all files and sumibt via email attachment. This activity is worth 15 points.

2.3 - Application Development

1. Pick 1 of any of the 7 items listed in the Other Objects section
2. Create two buttons
3. One button should instantiate and display/play the object
4. The other button should destroy and remove the object
5. The application should be bullet proof
6. The code must follow MCV practices
7. The object must be loaded in from a custom create class
8. Must take advantage of states
9. Must use public declorations sparingly
10. Must disptach an event complete state

This activity is worth 30 points. Zip up all files and email the .zip file to your instructor.

3.1 Display List

Create 5 overlapping and offsetting Red Sprite Circles.

Make each circle click-able

Set button mode to true

The clicked circle should move to the top of the stack

Email the .fla to your instructor. This activity is worth 5 points.

Create 5 overlapping and offsetting Blue Sprite Squares

Make each square click-able

Set button mode to true

The clicked square should be removed from the display list

Email the .fla to your instructor. This activity is worth 5 points.

Activity 5.1 - Interaction

Download starting file and follow the directions

Email files to your instructor. This Activity is worth 20 points

Activity 5.1 - Marketing Game

Create a game according to the flow chart. (.pdf) (.vsd)

The game must have

Functionality

• Hero
  • Hero must be controled by either mouse or keyboard
• Distributed Enemies
  • When Enemies collide with hero remove live
• Distributed Coins
  • When Coins collide eithhero add score
• Distributed Power ups
  • When power ups collide with hero give the hero an advantage
• Timer
  • There should be a timer counting down towards the end of the level
• Score
  • There should be a score that adds and resets for next game
• Lives
  • The hero must have multiple lives
• Directions
  • Explain how to play the game
• Replay

Aesthetics

• Must have a design background
• Must have designed charcters
• Must have animations
• Must have sound

This project is work th 50 points.