Week 1

March 24

Introduction to interactive media [notes]

March 26

Introduction to Flash [notes]

Reading

  • Chapter 4: Interface Fundamentals – pages 55-98
  • Chapter 5: Drawing in Flash – pages 99-147
  • Chapter 16: Importing Artwork – pages 486-523

Week 2

March 31

Layout and Drawing in Flash [notes]

Assignment:

Image Composition

April 2

Asset Management [notes]

Reading

  • Chapter 6: Symbols, Instances and the Library – pages 149-157
  • Chapter 9: Modifying Graphics – pages 251-288
  • Chapter 12: Applying Filters and Effects – pages 349 - 370
  • Chapter 13: Applying Layer Types – pages 383-403

Week 3

April 7

Introduction to key frame animation and basic animation principles [notes]

Assignment Due:

Image Composition

Assignment:

Storyboard

April 9

Animation in Flash [notes]

Reading

  • Chapter 6: Symbols, Instances and the Library – pages 158-183
  • Chapter 10: Animation Strategies – pages 291-306
  • Chapter 11: Timeline Animation – pages 307-347
  • Chapter 14: Character Animation Techniques – pages 405-441

Week 4

April 14

Storyboard Critique

Assignment Due:

Storyboard

Assignment:

Animation

April 16

Using sound in Flash [notes]

Reading :

  • Chapter 8: Working with Text – pages 213 - 237; 245 - 250
  • Chapter 15: Adding Sound – pages 445-483
  • Chapter 18: Understanding Actions and Event Handlers – pages 583-610

Week 5

April 21

Animation critique

Assignment Due:

Animation

April 23

User flow diagrams and user events [notes]

Assignment:

Interactive Movie Plan

Reading :

  • Chapter 11: Timeline Animation – pages 307-347
  • Chapter 19: Building Timelines and Interactions – pages 611-630

Week 6

April 28

Discuss interactive movie plans and user events continued [notes]

Assignment Due:

Interactive Movie Plan

Assignment:

Interactive Movie

April 30

Programming in Flash and basic programming topics [notes]

Reading :

  • Chapter 25: Controlling MovieClips – pages 763-805

Week 7

May 5

Advanced Animation and MovieClip control in Flash [notes]

May 7

Introduction to interface design and managing user interaction[notes]

Reading :

  • Chapter 24: Knowing the Nuts and Bolts of Code – pages 731-762
  • Chapter 26: Using Functions and Arrays – pages 807 - 828
  • Chapter 27: Interacting with MovieClips – pages 829-843

Week 8

May 12

Interactive Movie critque

Assignment Due:

Interactive Movie

Assignment:

Final Project Proposals

May 14

Video in Flash [notes]

Reading :

  • Chapter 17: Displaying Video – pages 525-579
  • Chapter 28: Animating with Actionscript – pages 869-882
  • Chapter 29: Sharing and Loading Assets – pages 883-910

Week 9

May 19

Discuss final project proposals and working with library items. [notes]

Assignment Due:

Final Project Proposals

Assignment:

Final Projects

May 21

Using external data [notes]

Reading :

  • Chapter 29: Sending Data In and Out of Flash – pages 947 - 961
  • Chapter 31: Creating a Game in Flash – pages 991 - 1015

Week 10

May 26

No class (Memorial Day)

May 28

Final project progress check and in class workday [notes]

Reading :

None

Week 11

June 2

Final Project critiques 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Assignment Due:

Final Projects

Reading :

None