IM1480 Fundamentals of IMD
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
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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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Session 1: In this class we'll be exploring interactive design through the use of HTML, CSS 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. For the final project we will be creating an interactive ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
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, April 17th, 2011
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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Monday, October 24th, 2011
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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Monday, August 8th, 2011
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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Monday, May 9th, 2011
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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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
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, February 26th, 2012
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("Winter", 1);
}
[/sourcecode]
Click the link below for a Falsh CS5.5 demo file with ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2012
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 placed on every scene and allow the user to get from any ...
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Session 1: Today we will be covering how to apply sound to the seasons project. We will also look at the stopAllSounds(); action.
Session 2: Today is the last chance to get my feedback on your final projects and work out any difficulties you may be having. Also, we will refresh ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Session 1: Evaluations.
Session 2: Evaluations.
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Sunday, March 25th, 2012
The links below provide access to demonstration files from previous sections of the class.
Download Winter 2012
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