symbol in Flash, master copy vs. instance, naming movieclip instances

Reading: Digital Media Primer Chapter 8 pdf file Sections 8.5 and 8.6.2

animation: frame rate, mask, motion guide (part of the lecture will be combined with the lab)

Reading: Digital Media Primer Chapter 9 pdf file

overview of programming concepts and constructs (part 2)

Reading: Digital Media Primer Chapter 9 pdf file

Homework #1: identify programming constructs (due Wed):
- handout (you got this in class)
- Flash file of the game corresponding to the code in the homework

variables vs. string literals

event handlers (part 1)

where do scripts go

Reading: Digital Media Primer Chapter 11 pdf file Sections 11.1 to 11.6

controlling movieclip instances' properties

Homework #2: event handling (due Mon)

Homework #3:
A simple Pong game (due Wed 12:00 noon)
- PPT
- detailed instructions and demos of how the completed file works: Part 1 and Part 2

generate random numbers

work with text in Flash

(the lecture will be combined with the lab)

upload Homework #3 by 12:00 noon

modeling gravity

Homework #4: start a side-scrolling platform game:
- code outline (handout given in class)
- example box movieclip
- see how the completed file works

Test #1 expectations and practice questions

10-min quiz No quiz this week; replaced by Homework #4

recap on Lab05: solutions to the two extra credits

Review

Reading: Digital Media Primer Chapter 11 pdf file Sections 11.10.4

finish up animation basics: frame rate, motion guide (from Jan. 23)

(the lecture will be combined with the lab)

sorting algorithms: selection sort, bubble sort, insertion sort

To practice for Wed quiz: run the code with different arrays and verify your prediction of the progress of the sorting process

intro to OOP, objects, classes (Part 1)

Reading: pdf file on OOP concepts

OOP code example:
- class file Dog.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate Dog class to create an object and call the class methods

collision detection (simple distance-based)

debugger

inheritance

To download any code examples, right-click on the link and choose Save Link As...
Save the class file and the Flash file (that uses the class) in the same folder.

OOP code example:
- class file Laser.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate Laser class to create an object and call the class methods

OOP code example:
- class file Car.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate Car class to create an object and call the class methods

PPT: inheritance

code examples:
===============
Example #1:
superclass: Mammal
subclasses: Dog, Whale
--------------------
- class files Mammal.as, Dog.as, and Whale.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate Dog and Whale classes to create objects, and call the class methods defined in the corresponding subclasses and the superclass

Example #2:
superclass: Laser
subclass: RechargeableLaser
-------------------
- class files RechargeableLaser.as and Laser.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate RechargeableLaser class to create an object and call the class methods defined in Laser and RechargeableLaser classes

review: OOP basics, inheritance

OOP code example of giving an instantiated object a visual representation
- class file Ball.as
- Flash file showing how to instantiate Ball class

Reading on Linkage and addChild() if you feel you need some reading about them: Digital Media Primer, Chapter 11, Section 11.10.5

Example: static property
-------------------
- class files Laser.as
- Flash file: do a Test Movie, click on each of the lasers on stage and see how the remainingPower changes

event listener code that allow simultaneous multiple key presses (No Powerpoint; take notes)

create multiple instantiated objects with a visual representation using array and for-loop

review: give an object a visual representation, and for multiple objects using array and for-loop

Pre-lab09 (due Wed at beginning of class): print it out and fill in the code, or copy them on index cards and fill in the code on the other side of the index cards

human visual perception: psychological depth cues

pre-lab09 due at the beginning of the class

About the final project

interactive demo: human visual perception: psychological depth cues

About the final project (see Final Project Description).

HW: write up a brief description of your final project idea, and upload to Blackboard before next class

lab09 questions (given in class)

sign up a time for an individual meeting about your project (to discuss your project ideas and plan for programming it)
You can also go to the above Web page any time to check the time you have signed up.

access specifiers: public, private, protected, internal

polymorphism

• tiling
• shuffle a deck of cards: use of array and splice
• nested movieclips (no PPT for this one; take notes in class)
• use of currentFrame and totalFrames to allow full playback of a triggered animation of a movieclip (no PPT for this one; see example Flash file)

PPTs:
problem-solving examples:
1. tiling
2. shuffle a deck of card: use array and splice

Example file for currentFrame and totalFrames

problem-solving examples:

• toggle
• generate random timing
• strategies for 3d collision detection in the 3d fly-through project (no PPT for this one; take notes in class)

PPTs:
problem-solving examples:
1. toggle
2. generate random timing

startDrag( ) and stopDrag( )

controlling masks using Actionscript

snapping to a grid

setting color using ActionScript

sample checklist for project (handout given in class)

FlashLite (for cell phones)

Identify programming constructs in other programming languages

Handouts given in class:
- Identify programming constructs in sample C++ code

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition installer on CD (handed out in class)

teaching eval.