WDM1132 Fundamentals of Authoring
Students will identify course requirements and resources
Students will identify and arrange Flash tool panels
Students will create graphic symbols, buttons and movie clips
Students will describe and write Actionscript 3 trace commands
Students will describe and write Actionscript 3 comments
Students will write and connect Actionscript 3 Mouse CLICK events to display trace commands
Submit preferred email address
Instructor and Student Introductions
Name, rank and serial number (just kidding!)
Webquest: A Short History of Authoring
Open a new MSWord document and save it with your name. You may use the links below or any other resources on the Web to do your research. Write your answers in your own words. Do not simply cut and paste them from the web.
1. What is an authoring tool?
2. Look through descriptions of the various authoring tools listed below. Then answer the following questions:
- When was the tool developed? Who developed it?
- Did the tool include a programming language? If so, what was the programming language called?
- Is the authoring tool still available or being used?
Authoring Tools List
Lecture: The Flash GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Download lecture files
The Flash timeline, stage and library
Importing Photoshop graphics into Flash
Buttons and movie clips.
Importing Photoshop layers and files
Setting up Actionscript 3
Code Snippets
The Actionscript Window
Trace Statements
Code Comments
Basic Functions and Mouse CLICK Events
Flash Websites 2011
Take a look at some of the websites listed in "Top 10 Best Flash Websites of 2011". Consider the following:
- What kinds of features and interactivity does the site provide? What can you do there?
- What do you like about the site?
- What do you dislike about the site?
- Is there something distinctive that makes the site different other "most web pages"?
Due This Week
- No assignment due
Due Next Week
- Read chapters 1&2
- Complete chapters 1&2 Flash exercises
- Audio Player Assignment 1