Tuesday 19 June 2018

Exit Interview



Exit Interview

COPY and PASTE these QUESTIONS into YOUR post 
then answer them.


Which assignments did you enjoy and why?

Which assignments did you struggle with and why?

Sum up your IT experience 
     ... What did you learn?
     ... What should you have done to do better?


If you were to take IT in the future, what would you like to explore?



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Tuesday 5 June 2018

Minecraft -Slideshows -movies

1. Create slideshows using Minecraft to create the images

1. your best 20 screenshots
YES - the whole scene

2. your best 30 screenshots

3. your best 40 screenshots


  • Take screenshots in Minecraft using F2
  • move them to a new folder in OneDrive
  • add your URL to each

go to PowerPoint - Choose Insert -Photo Album
  • find your folder then select all the images you want
  • 1 per page -fit to slide
  • add captions using Insert - wordart
  • (describe each image and changes)
  • save your PowerPoint in the OneDrive folder
Use Chrome -go to Google Slides
  • choose blank -then -File -open -Upload -find your powerpoint file
  • Make changes if necessary
  • Choose File - Publish to the Web
  • choose the Embed tab
  • Slide size - small - Auto-Advance Slides - every 2 seconds
  • Check box both -start and restart
  • select Publish
  • copy the code -paste into the HTML section of blog post

2. Create a VIDEO walk through (10-20 seconds)
basically to show off interiors and all exterior sides
  • Add Title, Captions and URL(credits) using Movie Maker
  • remember to save for Email





Wednesday 30 May 2018

Animate CC -MASKING -Rippling Water Effect

Animate CC -MASKING -Rippling Water Effect

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX

The THIRD in the series - YOUTUBE TUTORIAL



Button Actions Code: - remember to name the button!         startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);



Embed code

<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>
...

Tuesday 8 May 2018

Animate CC -Masking -Lighting Effect

Animate CC -Masking -Lighting Effect

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX
PROJECTS
1. lighting effect
2. 3 lighting effects
3  combine lighting effect with basic masking assignment

masking Tutorial


Here is the CODE for the startButton: Paste this on the ACTIONS layer. First make the Actions layer - then press F9 - paste the code -  Your button's INSTANCE name needs to be: startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);



Screen shot from Animate CC
Animate GIF shows Light effect - button does not work





Here is the CODE for embedding a SWF file from inside DROPBOX

to Post the shockwave flash movie

Upload the SWF file to Dropbox
Copy the share link
Go to the HTML section of your post
copy the following code then replace the SCR="" with your link

replace the "www" in your link with "dl"
also remove the s from https://
also delete everything after the .swf                                 

copy the following code  - then make the changes above:


<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>








B Block




3 light effects + sound










Lighting effect combined with Basic masking





Animate -Masking -BASIC

FLASH - Masking Techniques -Start with the BASIC masking tutorial

POST

  1. a screen shot of your project from within ANIMATE CC
  2. an animate GIF
  3. an embedded SWF file using a link from your DROPBOX
Do the tutorial then another to show your skill and a third with 2 scenes and sound effects.
The following tutorial constitutes 3 separate ANIMATE projects =  separate SWF posts

masking Tutorial


Here is the CODE for the startButton: Paste this on the ACTIONS layer. First make the Actions layer - then press F9 - paste the code -  Your button's INSTANCE name needs to be: startButton

stop();

function playMovie(event:MouseEvent):void
{
play();
}

startButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playMovie);


this could be helpful to stop sounds from going on and on...

Animate CC stop all sound

SoundMixer.stopAll();



1 . Basic Mask

A screen shot from ANIMATE CC

Exported as an ANIMATED GIF - here the MASK does NOT work

Below is an embedded SWF file
the MASK and button function





Here is the CODE for embedding a SWF file from inside DROPBOX

to Post the shockwave flash movie

Upload the SWF file to Dropbox
Copy the share link
Go to the HTML section of your post
copy the following code then replace the SCR="" with your link

replace the "www" in your link with "dl"
also remove the s from https://
also delete everything after the .swf                                 

copy the following code  - then make the changes above:


<embed src="paste dropbox link between quotes" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="300" width="300"></embed>



2 interacting masks - 'image' is the same






Multiple object in mask
animated gif

Monday 7 May 2018

Game Journalism Day 5 - WALK THROUGH

Game Journalism Day 5

Walk Through and Game Guide



1. Explain how to play this game.



2. -- start over -- Create a series of screenshots showing how far you can get in 1 hour (of class time).

Add screen shots of key land marks.

Exit Interview

Exit Interview COPY and PASTE these QUESTIONS into YOUR post  then answer them. Which assignments did you enjoy and why? Which...