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May 10, 2008

Topics

• Closing Thoughts

Homework

• Have a fantastic summer!

May 06, 2008

Day off.

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• None

Homework

• None

May 01, 2008

Topics

• Spelling Counts--For Some People
• Young Man! Where's Your Grammar?
  • "She done went yonder."
• Really Bad Websites

Homework

• None

April 29, 2008

Topics

• Quick and Easy Sound
• Whack an Alien!

Homework

• None
• Hi/Low Pseudocode

April 24, 2008

Topics

• Operators and Operations
• The Math Object
• Random Numbers
• Loops

Homework

• None

April 22, 2008

Topics

• Going Out To root
• The Document Class
• Fields
• Decisions with if( )

Homework

• None
• Hi/Low v1 Example

April 17, 2008

Topics

• Objects: Properties and Methods
• Variables
• Using Functions
• Easy Stuff: Comments
• Easy Stuff: trace( );
• Dealing with Buttons

Homework

• None

April 15, 2008

Topics

• Books for ActionScript
• About Programming in Flash
• Scripting Notes
• Preparing for Our First Script: The Notion of External Files
• Preparing for Our First Script: Setting up the Linkage
• Inside Our First Script: Setting Up the Skeleton File

Homework

• Practice Writing the Skeleton File.
• Final Project Preview

April 10, 2008

Topics

• Timeline Effects
• Publishing Your Movie
• In Class Project: Spinning Globe

Homework

• None, other than knowing that the "Greeting Card" assignment is due Tuesday.

April 08, 2008

Topics

• Scenes
• Stopping the Playhead with a Timeline Script
• Scripting a Control Button
• Other Playhead Moves
• Frame Labels

Homework

• Timeline Greeting Card

April 03, 2008

Topics

• In Class Project: Write Your Name!
• One of the Things that MovieClips Solve.
• MovieClips

Homework

• None

April 01, 2008

Topics

• Guides
• Tweens
• Motion Guides

Homework

• None

March 27, 2008

Topics

• Why do we talk in "pixels?"
• Cartesian grid coordinates.
• "Flipping" the grid with the Cathode Ray tube.
• The Timeline
• Layers
• Hello World!

Homework

• None

March 25, 2008

Topics

• Introduction to Flash
• What Can Be Done With Flash?
• Books, Books, Books, and Books
• First Look at the Flash Interface

Homework

• None

March 11, 2008

Topics

• Let's check out those sounds!
• The History of Video Games

Homework

• None

March 6, 2008

Topics

• Playing With Sound Forge

Homework

• Foley

March 4, 2008

Topics

• The Importance of Sound Effects
• Foley Artists
• Some Sounds

Homework

• Foley

February 28, 2008

Topics

• Working through a tutorial

Homework

• Modeling!

February 26, 2008

Topics

• What is "3D Modeling"
• Examples of Models
• Some packages of note.
• The "orientation" difficulty.
• Brief look at 3DStudio Max.

Homework

• None

February 21, 2008

Topics

• making basic shapes
• cutting one shape from another.
• the pen tool, curves
• playing with text

Homework

• Quick and Dirty Logo

February 19, 2008

Topics

• Raster vs Vector Graphics
• Programs that use Vector Graphics

Homework

• None

February 14, 2008

Topics

• The Selection Tool
• The Quick Select Tool
• The Filter Effects
• The Layer Effects

Homework

• Random Album Cover

February 12, 2008

Topics

• Introducing The Clipboard!
• Graphics Formats
• Windows Paint
• Adobe Photoshop - First Look

Homework

• None

February 07, 2008

February 05, 2008

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Homework:

• None

January 31, 2008