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