- art382 [interactive_media] sp2013 -

instructor : ryanSmith

Week #10

* Take Attendance *

MONDAY

hour#1
more with conditional statements

FLASH :

Basic usage of the if conditional AS 3.0 :

Look at:
BrokenRecord.fla | updated version | download

"Try it once, and not much happens. Try it again, and fail. Keep trying, and keep failing. Start over, and eventually you will succeed. Then you do it again."	//the code on frame 1: stop(); var i:int; i=0; trace("i is" + i) //////////code for the button///// BTN1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,test); function test(evt:Object):void{ if (i==0){ gotoAndStop(2); }else{ gotoAndStop(10); } i=i+1; trace(i); if (i==5){ gotoAndStop(3); } if (i>=7){ gotoAndPlay("youWin"); } }

 

hour#2
student presentations (in front of the class)

*look at students' Mode Diagrams & Project B

Project C Examples: Chicken | Robot | Pet Monster | Telekinetic Helmet | Rocket | Missile Turret | Study Animation

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Wednesday

hour#1
Review for TEST

if (exp) { statements } • "conditional" statement • exp is an expression that returns true or false • if the expression returns true, the statements in the brackets are performed. if (Math.random()>.9) { gotoAndPlay(3); } • "Math" is an "object" –a collection of functions and variables • "random" is a function attached to "Math" –returns a number between 0 and 1 • .034754372, .73583728, .937862612 ... –different number every time

Download Target.fla

EXAMPLES : peggysirota.com | art.umbc.edu


Download Random.fla


MAKE A MOVIE CLIP A BUTTON

box.buttonMode=true;
box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, mouseOverHandler);
box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, mouseOutHandler);

function clickHandler(evt:Object):void {
trace("You just clicked me!");
}
function mouseOverHandler(evt:Object):void {
box.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
function mouseOutHandler(evt:Object):void {
box.gotoAndPlay(10);
}

hour#2
more student presentations
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VIDEOS:

October 2009 : New robotic hand 'can feel'

2011 : human-like robot invented by Japanese engineers

TED talk video: ted.com/talks/john_maeda
"how_art_technology_and_design_inform_creative_leaders.html"

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review : Variables & Data Types

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review : CHUNKS: intro animation... then a looping (or idle) animation... end with an exit animation
Look at "Chunky"
Look at "Chunky_2013"

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Home Work :

-Get started on Project C
Work on the code, and finish the coding before you animate your project.
Use Frame Lables, text, basic shapes, buttons, and/or trace frunctions.
Get your variables and conditional statements to work!!

-study for TEST

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