General Information

Instructor: Ann Dundon, Tower Studios
Assistant: Teresa Pietsch

Class Dates: August 20-24, 2001
Location: Multipurpose Lab, Kerr Hall, UCSB Campus

Class 1: Review: The Director Interface (3 hours)

• Setting the Stage in Director
• The Tool Palette
• The Score
• The Property Inspector
• The Text Window
• The Paint Window
• The Vector Shapes Window
• Practice with Animation
• The Library Palette
• The Behavior Inspector
• Publishing a Movie
• Uploading to the Web

Class 2: Building a "Paint" Application (3 hours)

• Setting Preferences
• Importing Cast Members
• Graphic Sprites and Image Alignment
• Using Text Fields
• Adding Buttons and Button Behaviors
• Adding a Mask
• Elaborating Code
• Publishing as Shockwave

Class 3: Creating a "Scramble" Puzzle (3 hours)

• Image Constituents and Placement
• Creating Text Cast Members
• Attaching a "Scramble" Function
• Adding a Help Screen
• Adding a Timer Function
• Adding a Mouseover Effect
• Adding a Fade Effect

Class 4: Making an Arcade Game (3 hours)

• Scrolling Text
• Adding Speed Control
• Randomizing Sprite Movement
• Importing a Sound Cast
• Placing Audio in the Score
• Synchronizing Sound and Action
• Creating a Winning Screen
• Enhancing the Exit Function
• Adding Extra Targets
• Modifying Scores

Class 5: Customizing a Classic: Tic-Tac-Toe (3 hours)

• Selecting and Naming Custom Cast Members
• Adding Custom Text
• Customizing Scripts
• Customizing Sound Effects
• Creating Your Own Help Screen
• Creating Your Own Game Story
• Uploading to the Web
• Playing Back Your Shockwave Movies