Final Test

Okay, here's what the final will cover (I'll be going over this in class on May 8):

Chapter 3: Constructing Actionscript
Chapter 4: Functions
Chapter 7: Arrays
Chapter 11: Strings
Chapter 13: Using Display Objects
Chapter 14: Movieclips
Chapter 15: Drawing Programmatically
Chapter 17: Filters
Chapter 19: Text Fields
Chapter 21: Mouse and Key Events
Chapter 26: Sound
Chapter 27: Video

The test will NOT cover anything in Part 7 of the book (such as XML), though I have been going over some of that material in class for those who want to know about it.

Question About CTVA 468 Quiz on Tuesday

Hi Nick,
Can you tell me what chapter I should read for Tuesday Quiz

Thank You

Hangman Code

function makePhrases():Void {
_root.myPhrases = new Array();
myPhrases[0] = "To hell and back";
myPhrases[1] = "There is no God but Allah";
myPhrases[2] = "There's the rub";
myPhrases[3] = "Tank the game, rules";
myPhrases[4] = "God, this sucks";
}
makePhrases();
function generateRandomPhrase():Number {
var phraseToUse = Math.floor(Math.random()*myPhrases.length);
return phraseToUse;
}
var myPhraseToUse = generateRandomPhrase();
trace(myPhraseToUse);
function makeBoxes():Void {
var letterSpotX:Number = 25;
var letterSpotY:Number = 100;
for (var i:Number = 0; i
_root.attachMovie("letterMC", "letter_"+i, i, {_x:letterSpotX, _y:letterSpotY});
_root["letter_"+i].letterBox.text = myPhrases[myPhraseToUse].charAt(i);
letterSpotX += 25;
}
}
makeBoxes();

Slide and Text Outline for 2/27 and 3/1

Sorry I took so long to post them. You download them from the area on the left, as always.

Slides and Text Outline for 2/22 Have Been Uploaded

Please see the post below this on the typo that was in there. The slides have been correctd.

Major typo on page 6 of the slides outline

Alicia just pointed out to me that slide 6 in the PDF of the class slides says that project 1 is due on May 8th. That should be March 8th.

Test on 2/15

This is a reminder that there's going to be a test covering chapters 1 through 4 on Thursday the 15th. It'll be open book, multiple choice, and given online.

Class Assignment 02/08/07

Can you post the requirements for the assignment we attempted in class on thursday?

Thanks.

Try and Read Chapter 3 by Tuesday (Feb. 6th)

Please try and read chapter 3 in the book by Tuesday. You don't need to have understood everything in the chapter. (If you could understand everything in the book just by reading it, what would you need me for?) But this week will be a lot easier if you've read it.

Again, about the part on "Bitwise Operators" (bottom of page 42 through middle of page 48): you can skip that. It's mainly about how to manipulate values at the binary level, and you won't be doing much of that in this class.

Tuesday we'll mostly be reviewing what we learned (or tried to learn) last week and putting it into practice by writing mini-programs that use a lot of the concepts we talked about.

A Request for Photos

I'm trying to learn everyone's name and I'm wondering if everyone can send me a picture of themselves, along with their name (if it's not clear from your email address). Doesn't have to be a good picture as long as I can see someone in there who resembles someone I normally see in class. You retain full copyright on your photo and I promise not to sell the pictures to glamour magazines. But it'll make the name-learning thing a whole lot faster for me.

Unless, of course, you don't want me to know your name, in which case it's fine if you don't send a picture ... though it will make the grading process at the end of the semester a little easier if I know who you are.

Please send the pics to roth.nick@gmail.com

Thanks

Have You Gotten Your Blog Invitation?

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If you haven't gotten your invitation, please add your comment under this post with your name and the email address to which you'd like me to send the invitation.

Little Demo

Here's a quick little ditty about Jack and Diane that I demoed last semester involving Actionscript.

Read this PDF first...

...then watch the demo

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