Session 1: Flash is an extremely versatile application, which allows users to create an infinite array of applications from something as simple as motion graphics to as complex as fully functional, arcade style games. Our next assignment will be to create a bouncing ball in Flash. An example of a bouncing ball made in Flash is available here:
For complete instructions download the following Word document:
Bouncing Ball Assignment (Adobe Flash)
Session 2: Today I’ll be demonstrating exactly how to create a bouncing ball in Flash. To create the bouncing ball, start a new document in Flash. Select the oval tool and draw a circle. To constrain your ball to a perfect circle, hold down the shift key while dragging. You can also choose to select a fill color or gradient to make your ball a little more fancy. After your satisfied, from the Insert menu choose “Convert to Symbol”. Make sure you name it and select graphic as the type.
Insert a key frame at frame 10 and another at frame 20 (for a slower bounce try inserting the key frames at 20 and 40). Select the middle key frame and shift+drag the ball to the bottom of the scene. Here you can also adjust the height property of the ball so that it appears to squash down a bit as it strikes the floor.
Now select the 1st key frame and in the properties panel choose “motion” under “Tween” and set the ease to -100. On the middle turn on the motion tween as well and set the ease equal to 100. Hit ctrl+enter to watch the animated ball bounce. When you’re finished please email a copy your assignment to jck362@gmail.com.