IM1480 Fundamentals of IMD
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
The course introduces students to the history, trends, terminology, and concepts in the field of interactive design. Through materials presented in the course, students become familiar with the roles and responsibilities of people working in the field, professional organizations, and significant organizations. Students are also introduced to the ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: In this class we'll be exploring interactive design through the use of several excellent software tools. The tools include Dreamweaver and Flash. We'll also be making use of FTP client software, creating and publishing a website and manipulating digital imagery with programs like Photoshop and Fireworks. For the ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Today we will be covering the details of the World project and I'll be demonstrating some more XHTML and CSS basics. I'll also be re-demonstrating techniques for using text editors and FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Full Webiste Project - "The World" Website
Due Date - Session 2, Week 6
Total Points ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: What are web graphics? Why do we need them and how can they improve website development? We will talk about these and other issues in class today. The chart below has some features of the three graphic formats we can use in web productions. These are .png, .jpg ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Now that we have a completed template for our world website, it is important to finalize our design choices before moving onto other pages. One of the things we need to do is move our CSS into and external file and then link it in the head tag.
[sourcecode ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: The World project is due on Session 2 of Week 6. After the Flash demo today, I will be helping you with final touches on your sites to prepare for presentations next week.
Flash is an extremely versatile application which allows it's users to create an infinite ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Today we will continue demonstrations in Flash. Topics covered include tweens, symbols, movie clips, graphics, and sound. Also, during lab today is the final opportunity to get feedback on your world project. Although we do not have a scheduled milestone, please take advantage of the opportunity to get ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Let's review sound streaming and sound events. We will also cover publishing Flash document for the web. After the demonstrations for the bouncing ball project we'll be reviewing the the final project requirements - an interactive Flash application titled Seasons.
Session 2: Today we'll look at creating ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Today we will look at how to navigate from scene to scene in a Flash document using ActionScript 2.0 including the use of the on release method, gotoAndPlay, and stop.
[sourcecode language="javascript"]
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1);
}
[/sourcecode]
Seasons Project Milestone #1 (Week 8, Session2):
1. Have at least ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: More Flash tween demos TBD.
Session 2: Please be prepared for the second seasons project milestone today. Here are the points that must be demonstrated to meet the requirements for the milestone.
1. Navigation must be in place on every scene and allow the user to get from any ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Today I'll be looking at the "beta" versions of your website (15 points). A beta version is a nearly complete version of software or web projects that is used to make sure that nothing is wrong with the project. This is commonly refered to as beta testing.
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Evaluations.
Session 2: Evaluations.
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