Wk |
Monday Lecture |
Wednesday Lab |
Wednesday Lecture |
Weekly Assignments |
1
08/24 |
Topics: Intro to the Course
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Lab 01: Assessment Survey / Animation, Character Setup, and Repetitive Motion |
Topics: Project
1 Intro / Flash Tour
|
Assignments: Account setup, video/ readings, track selection, Project 1 pre-production materials |
2
08/31 |
Topics: Implications of Flash / Getting Started and Tour
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Lab 02: Integrating Sound and Audio Controls |
Topics: Drawing and Painting / Graphics and Layers |
Assignments: Proj. 1 assets, readings/ videos Additional Resources: Joe Cartoon, Xiaoxiao |
3
09/07 |
Labor Day - No Classes |
Lab 03: ActionScript - Pre-Loaders |
Topics: Symbols, Instances, and Libraries |
Assignments: Proj. 1 animatic, readings/ videos Additional Resources: Camp Chaos Showreel, Sandro Corsaro, Gordo, oddtodd |
4
09/14 |
Topics: Animation in Flash / Integrating Audio |
Lab 04: Inverse Kinematics |
Topics: Integrating Video/ Video Demo
|
Assignments: Proj. 1 rough, readings/ videos
Resources: Base14 - Character Animation Tutorial
Articles: Adobe Flash on iPhone / Adobe Flash Platform Achieves Record Adoption |
5
09/21 |
Topics: Integrating Text |
Lab 05: Working lab
|
Topics: Implementation, Distribution, and Optimization |
Assignments: Finish Project 1, readings/ videos Additional Resources: Base 14: Character Animation Tutorial Part II |
6
09/28 |
Topics: AS 101 / Preloader demo |
Lab 06: Project 1 due / peer evaluation |
Topics: Project 2 Intro / AS basics and scripting refresher Pt 1/ Pt 2 / loading assets demo, basic sites demo |
Assignments: Project 2 prep work, readings/ videos Additional Resources: Arsenale, 2Advanced, Liquid Journey, Noah Deziobecki, Tetsoo, Creaktif, |
7
10/05 |
Topics: Exam Review |
Lab 07: Working Lab |
Midterm Exam
|
Assignments: Project 2 assets, readings/ videos, study for midterm
Additional Resources: leoburnett.com, AS 2-3 Migration, AS 3 Top-Level |
8
10/12 |
October Break - No classes |
Lab 08: Web Site Building I - basic site, animation, loading external files, add/remove child |
Topics: Post Exam Q&A
/ Deconstructing a 3.0 Web Site
|
Assignments: Project 2 basic site skeleton
Additional Resources: E-Rain, Papervision 3D, Papervision Blog , Sample Job Posting
|
9
10/19 |
Topics: The Display List / Event Handling |
Lab 09: Web Site Building II - Integrating loaders, loading external SWFs, adding video, adding sound |
Topics: Data Integration
Extended Notes
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Assignments: Project 2 rough site, readings/ videos |
10
10/26 |
Topics: XML
Extended Notes I, Extended Notes II |
Lab 10: Web Site Building III - Optimization, XML, programmatic tweens |
Topics: Class Canceled |
Assignments: Finish Project 2 |
11
11/02 |
Topics: Shared Objects/ Final Project Intro
/ Keys to a "A" Project
|
Lab 11: Project 2 due / peer evaluation |
Topics: Intro to Flash Gaming and Basic Physics
|
Assignments: Final project prep work, readings/ videos |
12
11/09 |
Topics: Breakout Demo (AS 2.0/ 3.0) |
Lab 12: Debugging Exercise |
Topics: Flash Gaming - Collision Detections and Reactions |
Assignments: Final project assets, readings/ videos |
13
11/16 |
Topics: PacMan Demo Pt I
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Lab 13: Game Building I |
Topics: PacMan Demo Pt II / Side Scroller |
Assignments: Final project protoype, readings/ videos |
14
11/23 |
Topics: External Assignment
|
Thanksgiving Break - No classes |
Thanksgiving Break - No classes |
Assignments: Final project protoype, readings/ videos |
15
11/30 |
Topics: Testing and Assessment / Pt 2 |
Lab 14 - Week 15: Game Building II |
Topics: CGT 411 Presentations |
Assignments: Test/ Complete Final Project |
16
12/07 |
Topics: Moving on: Mobile, AIR, Flex, Catalyst
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Lab 15 - Week 16: Working Lab |
Topics: Final Exam Review
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Assignments: Final Project due Friday, Dec 11th - 3 pm, study for final examination |
17
12/14 |
Finals Week
- No class |
Finals Week
- No class
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Finals Week
- No class |
Final Exam:
Wednesday, Dec. 16th (8:00a - 10:00a) Knoy B019 |
