Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Animate CC -MASKING -Rippling Water Effect

Animate CC -MASKING -Rippling Water Effect

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX

The THIRD in the series - YOUTUBE TUTORIAL



Button Actions Code: - remember to name the button!         startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);



Embed code

<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>
...

Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Animate CC -Masking -Lighting Effect

Animate CC -Masking -Lighting Effect

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX
PROJECTS
1. lighting effect
2. 3 lighting effects
3  combine lighting effect with basic masking assignment

masking Tutorial


Here is the CODE for the startButton: Paste this on the ACTIONS layer. First make the Actions layer - then press F9 - paste the code -  Your button's INSTANCE name needs to be: startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);



Screen shot from Animate CC
Animate GIF shows Light effect - button does not work





Here is the CODE for embedding a SWF file from inside DROPBOX

to Post the shockwave flash movie

Upload the SWF file to Dropbox
Copy the share link
Go to the HTML section of your post
copy the following code then replace the SCR="" with your link

replace the "www" in your link with "dl"
also remove the s from https://
also delete everything after the .swf                                 

copy the following code  - then make the changes above:


<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>








B Block




3 light effects + sound










Lighting effect combined with Basic masking





Animate -Masking -BASIC

FLASH - Masking Techniques -Start with the BASIC masking tutorial

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX
Do the tutorial then another to show your skill and a third with 2 scenes and sound effects.
The following tutorial constitutes 3 separate ANIMATE projects =  separate SWF posts

masking Tutorial


Here is the CODE for the startButton: Paste this on the ACTIONS layer. First make the Actions layer - then press F9 - paste the code -  Your button's INSTANCE name needs to be: startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);


this could be helpful to stop sounds from going on and on...

Animate CC stop all sound

SoundMixer.stopAll();



1 . Basic Mask

A screen shot from ANIMATE CC

Exported as an ANIMATED GIF - here the MASK does NOT work

Below is an embedded SWF file
the MASK and button function





Here is the CODE for embedding a SWF file from inside DROPBOX

to Post the shockwave flash movie

Upload the SWF file to Dropbox
Copy the share link
Go to the HTML section of your post
copy the following code then replace the SCR="" with your link

replace the "www" in your link with "dl"
also remove the s from https://
also delete everything after the .swf                                 

copy the following code  - then make the changes above:


<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>



2 interacting masks - 'image' is the same






Multiple object in mask
animated gif

Monday, 7 May 2018

Game Journalism Day 5 - WALK THROUGH

Game Journalism Day 5

Walk Through and Game Guide



1. Explain how to play this game.



2. -- start over -- Create a series of screenshots showing how far you can get in 1 hour (of class time).

Add screen shots of key land marks.

Tuesday, 1 May 2018

Game Journalism Day 4 - FAIL

Game Journalism Day 4


Video Day

videos

Wolf - Bear - Fire - Fall - Thirst - Hunger - Hypothermia -Drowning  - infection (animal bite) - Dysentery (dirty water)

Challenge FAILED


Video all the ways to FAIL the challenge.


fail by WOLF


fail by FALL


fail by HYPOTHERMIA


fail by FIRE


fail by BEAR



Load the fraps movie into WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER
cut out the erroneous parts
add a title
add URL and your name as credits
.... save movie - for EMAIL


Exit Interview

Exit Interview COPY and PASTE these QUESTIONS into YOUR post  then answer them. Which assignments did you enjoy and why? Which...