Tunxis New Media

We will wrap up the final touches on the IF projects this week.

The IF Project is due by the end of class on Monday, [...]

Welcome to everyone in New Media Perspectives.

Please note that the calendar had been updated. We forgot about Labor Day! So we will not have class on Monday, [...]

As asked for here’s the code for managing frame animations:

stop(); //stops the movie on the first frame
box1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, goToPage1);
function goToPage1(event:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndStop(“page1″);
}

In addition, you might try adding a circle movieclip to the stage in the first frame of the main timeline. Give the circle an instance name of circle.

Then supply [...]

The design document template is up for download on the course calendar page.

If you’re interested, here are some links to design document information.  Al Lowe, David [...]

Jessica Sanner is learning the value of building complexity via small bits that add up to a larger whole, a valuable lesson even for advanced coders. Build components, test, evaluate, iterate.
I am also finding that it is much less overwhelming to build the game one section or concept at a time. I am First adding rooms [...]

A thoughtful observation from Jess Sanner on trends in games:
It seems as though a great majority of video games are stuck in a world of Me Vs You or Me VS AI and this is very dangerous and stifles creativity. It’s time to move past the point of a game being to simply win or “beat [...]