| Art 382: Introduction to Interactivity |
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| Class Plan for Art 382: Introduction to Interactive Media |
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| Neal McDonald |
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mcdo@umbc.edu |
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| Class Schedule and Links |
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date |
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Coding
Component |
Flash
Component |
input
files |
assignment
due |
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26-Jan |
T |
syllabus, grading,
justifications |
hello, Flash |
syllabus.pdf |
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series of tubes, text
editors, tags, folders |
drawing,
NURBS |
first.html |
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2-Feb |
T |
links,
images |
fonts, text, guides,
Library |
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tables,
hotspots, grids |
other
tools, illustration |
tables.html,
space.html |
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| 3 |
9-Feb |
T |
forms, CGI |
parts of a web page,
UI design 1 |
menuA.html,
menuB.html |
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XML,
XHTML, CSS |
illustration
exercises |
stack.html |
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| 4 |
16-Feb |
T |
Review |
palettes,
using guides |
practiceTest.pdf |
A: home page |
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test |
raster
to vector |
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Test
1: HTML Basics |
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| 5 |
23-Feb |
T |
attaching code,
jumping |
crit |
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variables,
types |
symbols,
layers |
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| 6 |
2-Mar |
T |
expressions |
tweens |
tweened.fla |
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if |
more
tweens: layers, limits, the vines |
vines.fla |
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| 7 |
9-Mar |
T |
loops |
working
on B |
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fooling
around |
crit |
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B:
three styles, journal |
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| 8 |
16-Mar |
T |
Spring Break |
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la la la |
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Spring Break |
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la la la |
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| 9 |
23-Mar |
T |
review, drawing,
color |
making a character |
loops.as, spud.fla |
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ActionScript Review |
illustration
exercises |
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| 10 |
30-Mar |
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Test 2: ActionScript
basics |
parallax with Flash |
drawing.as, hoss.fla |
Exercises
A: assignments |
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drawing with loops |
using layers for
mock-3D |
loopy.as, doorway.fla |
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| 11 |
6-Apr |
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procedures |
sound |
caller.as,
callser2.as, sounds.fla |
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procedure
arguments |
lip-sync |
calls3.as, lippy.fla,
myst.mp3 |
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| 12 |
13-Apr |
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procedures
returning things |
exporting issues:
embedding, etc. |
calls4.as, embed.fla |
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procedures
altering arguments |
troubleshooting
sound |
calls5.as,
sounds2.fla |
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| 13 |
20-Apr |
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review |
crit |
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C:
flash animation |
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objects,
object-model AS3 |
UI design 2: exposing
functions |
main.as, main.fla,
spinner.as |
Test 3: procedures |
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| 14 |
27-Apr |
T |
symbols
as objects: drawing with |
video
basics |
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R |
arrays |
video encoding |
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| 15 |
4-May |
T |
particle
systems |
video |
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particles |
video |
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| 16 |
11-May |
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particles |
fooling
around, goofing off |
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14-May |
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Study
Day |
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| 17 |
18-May |
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Probable
Final Exam Date |
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D:
simulated object, journal |
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