Interaction

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Topic Summary

  • Learn about Flash symbols, buttons and MovieClips.
  • Prepare your final project proposal.

Reading

  • Chapters 7, 11 and 12 in Visual QuickStart Guide: Macromedia Flash CS3
  • Review Game Proposal

Topic Assignments

Create interactive buttons

  • Make the buttons from the Graphics project respondent to rollovers
Minimum Requirements
  • Each button should have a normal state, rollover state, click state, hotspot and be labeled.
Exceptional Work
  • Excellence in design or animation.

Wiki Update

  • Upload the assets (.SWF and .FLA) you create to your Wiki project page.
  • Write comments on others’ designs on their project Wiki page.

Final Project Assignment

  • Write a one or two page proposal for your final project and link to it from your wiki page.
  • See Final Project for a suggestion or you can propose your own.
  • Describe your objectives, themes and techniques you want to explore.
  • Present step by step details on interactions the user will experience.
  • Link to related examples on the web.
  • Create a list of assets you will need to create such as graphics, animations and sounds.
  • Also list tasks you will need to accomplish, including ActionScripting.
  • Estimate time to create and incorporate each asset into your project as well as time to complete each task.

Additional Practice

Creating your first interactive button in Flash

1. Read the Overview of Flash Symbols.

2. Watch the "how to make an interactive button in Flash" tutorial.

3. Open the game interface you created for The Interface and Add buttons/tokens respondent to mouse rollovers.

  • Each button should have a normal state, rollover state, click state, hotspot (hit state) and text labels for each of the buttons.

Wiki Update

  • Upload the assets (.SWF and .FLA) you create to your Wiki project page.

Related Links and Tutorials

Here are optional tutorials and activities you can do to learn more Flash Symbols, Buttons and Interaction:

MyGLife.org Flash Tutorial list

Reflection Questions

  • What experience do you want the player or viewer to have?
  • What should they learn or feel after experiencing your work?
  • How will they be able to interact with the game.

Search the Web for more information

Here are some search results on Flash Symbols and Buttons:

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