Flash: Enemy Chase Code

import flash.events.Event;

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, gameLoop);

function gameLoop(evt:Event)
{
 if(enemy.x < player.x)
{
     enemy.x +=1;
}
if(enemy.x > player.x)
{
     enemy.x -=1;
}
if(enemy.y < player.y)
{
     enemy.y +=1;
}
if(enemy.y > player.y)
{
     enemy.y -=1;
}
}

Spot the Designer Flash Game

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/games/designer

This FLASH game is kind of addictive.

Constructive criticism is an evaluation of performance, good and bad, with an eye to improvement rather than simple critique. It is designed to be helpful to the person being evaluated.

After playing the game a bit, write in your blogs about WHY you think their game is good or bad, and HOW you would improve it or change it to make it better. Help them, don't just compliment them.

Psychic Land (1:54)

http://vimeo.com/39659731

Directed by: 
Pablo Gostanian
Art Direction & Design:
Pablo Gostanian
Animation Directors: Martin Salfity & Pablo Gostanian
3d Animation: Martin Salfity, Sebastian Garcia & Juan Pablo Siaccaluga
Monster Modeling & Animation: Sebastian Garcia
Postproduction: Pablo Gostanian
Additional Animation: Jorge Herrero
Music and sound fx: Hula-Music.com

Caldera (11:23)

Check out this really cool digitally animated movie which has won all of these awards! I bet you've never seen anything like it.

AWARDS
Prix Ars Electronica Award of Distinction
Award of Innovation - Seattle International Film Festival
Best Animated Film - Rome Independent Film Festival
Best Animated Film - Rockport Film Festival
Best Short - View Social Awards
Nominated for “Best Picture” - Maverick Movie Awards
Nominated for “Best Director” - Maverick Movie Awards

http://vimeo.com/62596239

PIXELS movie (2:35)

http://vimeo.com/10829255

Check this out. It's an awesome CGI film inspired by gaming.

Using Bones

Some of you are interested in using the Bones Tool in Flash. I found this great movie about how to use it.

http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/animation/making-armatures-with-the-bones-tool-in-flash-cs4/

Assignment: Vector Art

Each one of us is a creator, but we need to learn the tools in Flash to make our work look as good as it can. One method of learning how to create in Flash is by tracing over images. In this assignment you will trace over another artist's images so that you will learn how to use the Flash tools.

This is your mission:

Follow the link below to the page with the vector art landscape illustrations on it.


http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/40-stunning-vector-landscape-illustrations/

1. Choose one illo to reproduce in Flash to the best of your abilities.

2. Download the art to your harddrive and then upload it into Flash.
Right click the image > Save Image As... save on your harddrive where you can find it.
In Flash choose File>Import To Stage... find the image on your harddrive

3. Once in Flash, trace over the art using layers.

4. Save your FLA work on your harddrive. You should also save it to the Wiki, using File Uploader under the Wiki Tools.

5. Use the brush tool, pen tool, gradients, shapes and bucket tool to create your art.

6. Export a JPG image and save the image to your harddrive folder on the computer you are using. In Flash choose File>Export>Export Image...Choose JPG

7. Then post the image on your blog.
See my Blog post called How To Post Image On Blog
http://streckfusglobaloria.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-post-image-on-blogger.html

8. Call the blog post Landscape Copy.

9. Give the original artist or website credit on your blog post.

10. Comment on someone else's blog post.

You will receive a major quiz grade for this assignment.
You have until Friday afternoon to complete this work and post it on your blog.
Get started! You can do it! Each one of us is a creator.

http://vector.tutsplus.com/articles/web-roundups/40-stunning-vector-landscape-illustrations/

Vector Inspiration

Designing with Flash can be hard. But inspiration goes a long way to fuel your passion for doing better. Here is a cool page with lots of really great digital landscape art to inspire you!

http://www.littleboxofideas.com/blog/inspirations/40-most-amazing-vector-landscapes

Skylanders: Inside the Magical Tiki

Skylanders is the best selling game of 2012. Check out this behind-the-scenes-look at where they make the game, and at how they design the characters!

http://www.wired.com/video/gaming/gamelife/1235790416001/skylanders-inside-the-magical-tiki-development-room/1847488220001

Watch the video about the fantasy adventure game and in your own blog discuss what you learned from the video.