task

for the next task, using a combination of mouse interaction, timeline animation, gotoAndStop, and gotoAndPlay, you will be constructing your own branched narrative that allows the user to direct the course of the story.

for this task, plan the adventure and prepare the assets you'll need:

• create a high-level storyboard that diagrams the possible story paths available to the user
• create the art, animation, and any narrative you'll need during implementation

examples

• ball [swf] [fla]
• karma [swf] [fla]
• ayres

criteria

your grade will be calculated using the following form:

success		achieves goal; meets requirements
performance	> 3 sec before anything appears > 1 sec before anything appears slight delay snappy	measured on class machine
complexity	minimal low medium high	quantity / amount of detail in composition, code, comments, etc.
		-vs-
filesize	500+ kb 100+ kb 30+ kb <30 kb	size of all assets in homework directory
effort	has errors no errors, but no comments a few comments some comments, but not well organized clean, clear and correct	attention to detail and understanding
novelty	somewhat ordinary a few clever touches unique and fun highly original	cleverness, fresh approach
awe	looks decent better than average really good amazing, everyone says, "whoa.."	incredibleness
score

submission

create a web page named index.html that embeds your storyboard art and diagrams.

copy your .html and any required files into a folder named task04 inside your pca folder (i.e. Z:\HTML\pca\task04\). ensure that you can reach your web page through the student work page, and that everything loads correctly.

due thurs Oct 22 (beginning of class)