Advanced Hybrid Interactivity

Attendance and Completed Homework:
Section 001
Section 501
Section 502

DIGM 445, Advanced Hybrid Interactivity, focuses on the integration of PC potential (CD-ROM and DVD technologies) to access high bandwidth objects including sync video, audio, 3D animations and extracting other emerging forms of dynamic information from the Internet. This course builds on basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and Director. Through a series of homework assignments and projects, students will address real world production issues as they master advance Internet streaming and local CDROM accessibility concepts. Group and individual instruction will occur on a regular basis to insure that the students are using the tools effectively to express their creativity.

Midterm

NONE.

Final

Students will create an Interactive Multimedia CDROM / DVDROM Portfolio; This portfolio (1024 x 768 max stage size) will be delivered via a Hybrid Interactive CDROM /DVDROM that runs equally as well on MAC as on Windows systems. The student will balance the issues of delivering ALL work 2D, 3D models/ animations, videos, sounds, etc with both high bandwidth static media and low band dynamic media delivery, without the use of a browser. Both forms will be required to give the end user a complete dynamic multimedia experience. Minimum sections: main menu, contact, portfolio. All major sections must have an intro and exit animation. At least one button that opens a local cdrom file (i.e. resume.pdf).

Grading

  • 20% Class attendance & participation
  • 35% Homework (functionality, content, creativity)
  • 45% Final (functionality, content, creativity) [15, 15, 15]

Equipment

  • Macromedia Director MX 2004 Bible, ISBN: 0764569902
  • Director MX 2004 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual Quickstart Guide.. Optional
  • Flash MX [2004] for Windows and Macintosh : Visual QuickStart Guide.. Optional
  • At least one form of media to to backup student work (i.e. CDROM, Flash drive, Firewire drive, etc.)
  • Headphones (If you want to listen to music while you work!)
  • Stack of blank CDROMs (CD-R)
Week 1

09/27.. Welcome... Those of you with weak hearts may want to leave now 8-)

Course Overview
Course Overview
Interface preparation
Storyboarding and assets preparation
  • Images, Sounds, Animations, Videos, Text, etc.
Director MX 2004 review
Homework for week 1

Due by next class:

Review:
Adobe Flash and Director Resource Center
Terminology chart
Director Basic Video Tutorials
Week 2

10/04.. Digital media hubs

Topics:
Advance Intro/Exit Director Navigation
Cross Platform Hybrid vs. CDROM/Internet Hybrid.
Burning cross platform CDROMs with autorun feature
Homework for week 2

Due the start of next class:

HWK01 - Come to class with your first draft director movie. This movie should contain ALL of your media content in it's cast libraries. (MAC/WIN cdrom)
Interface
Buttons
Images
Sounds
Videos
Text
Week 3

10/11.. Director power

Topics:
Using photoshop cast member with layers.
Creating custom behaviors with Lingo.
Checking for available RAM, plus other goodies via Lingo
  • freeBytes()
  • _system.shutDown()
Homework for week 3

Due the start of next class:

HWK02 - Come to class with your second draft director movie. (MAC/WIN cdrom optional)
This movie should contain your major screen layouts
Navigation buttons on screens should have rollover functionality
  • Cursor change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse down
All major sections can have functional introduction and exit animations (optional)
Week 4

10/18.. Traditional Art Tools vs. Internet art tools

Topics:
Homework review
Dynamically loading and processing text from the Internet
Homework for week 4

Due the start of next class:

HWK03 - Come to class with your third draft director movie. (MAC/WIN cdrom optional)
This movie should contain your major screen layouts
Navigation buttons on screens should have rollover functionality
  • Cursor change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse down
All major sections MUST have functional introduction and exit animations
Text (i.e. contact info) that is dynamically downloaded and integrated into a screen (optional)
  • Alert required (with error number) on end user systems NOT connected to the internet.
Week 5

10/25.. Advantages/Disadvantages of CDROM media

Topics:
Dynamically loading and processing images from the Internet
  • Download raw background image downloader
Homework for week 5

Due the start of next class:

HWK04 - Come to class with your fourth draft director movie. (MAC/WIN cdrom required)
This movie should contain your major screen layouts
Navigation buttons on screens should have rollover functionality
  • Cursor change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse down
All major sections should have functional introduction and exit animations
Text (i.e. resume) that is dynamically downloaded and integrated into a screen
  • Alert required (with error number) on end user systems NOT connected to the internet
Image that is dynamically downloaded and integrated into a screen
  • Alert required (with error number) on end user systems NOT connected to the internet
Week 6

11/01.. Flash vs. Director

Topics:
Flash movies within Director
Flash movie that send Director movie commands
Director movie that send Flash movie commands
Download a working sample of Flash and Director "talking" to each other
Homework for week 6

NONE.

Week 7

11/08.. Combining techniques into one movie -- IDMAa 2007 conference in Phildalphia -- FUEL gallery student showcase -- 249 arch street phila. pa 19106 (215)592-8400 -- 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Topics:
Technique intergration -- Download raw files
Intro/Exit animations with sub-navigation -- Download raw files
Locating cast members in score
Creating executable projectors on MAC & Window systems
Homework for week 7

NONE.

Week 8

11/15.. Advantages/Disadvantages of Quicktime/AVI movies within Director

Topics:
Quicktime
  • Detection alert and quit using Lingo
  • Direct to stage
  • Built-in controller
  • Control with lingo commands
  • Limitations
Director movies in a window Download
Identifying unused cast members in cast library
Disable keyboard Quit
Download sample "autorun.inf" file
Essential xtra for system access
Changing monitor resolution with Director
  • With xtras $$
    • Windows: AniRez: http://www.aniware.se/AniRez.html
    • Macintosh: AutoRez: http://www.reaction-media.com/autorez/
  • With Lingo
    • ?
    • _system.deskTopRectList
    • _system.environmentPropList.colorDepth
Homework for week 8

Due the start of next class:

HWK05 - Come to class with your last draft of your director movie. (MAC/WIN cdrom)

This CDRom should ONLY have your director file and externally linked files REQUIRED by your director file in order to run correctly within a "dswmedia" folder!
This movie should contain your major screen layouts
Navigation buttons on screens should have rollover functionality
  • Cursor change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse rollover
  • Member change on mouse down
All major sections should have functional introduction and exit animations
Text (i.e. contact) that is dynamically downloaded and integrated into a screen
  • Alert required (with error number and text message) on end user systems NOT connected to the internet
Image that is dynamically downloaded and integrated into a screen
  • Alert required (with error number and text message) on end user systems NOT connected to the internet
Sounds, Images, Videos, etc.
This is basically a BETA of your final. ALL major functionality and content should be complete and ready for class pre-final critique
Week 9

11/29.. Tricks of the Trade

Topics:
Saving and retrieving user information on local hard drive
Dynamically loading and processing text from user hard drive
Download sample hard drive read/write files
How to burn true cross platform CDROM's. [view]
Beta CDROM reviews
Homework for week 9

Final Project CDROM:

Week 10

12/06.. CDROM's let you do more, faster 8-)

Final Project turn in, and class crit:

Final project for week 10
Submit via cross platform CDROM at the start of next class...
How to burn true cross platform CDROM's. [view]
Your digital final project with required assests ONLY!
CDROM must be labled "digm445final###jwt" & Your Full Name.
  • [replace ### with your class section number, replace jwt with your initials]