FET5622 Assignment 3

This assignment comprises a web-based portfolio in which you will demonstrate your facility with Macromedia Flash (or reasonably equivalent software of your choice).

The five (5) items to be included in the portfolio are identified in the marking guide below. The first four items are the products created in Activities 4.3 to 4.6.

The fifth item should be an original Flash movie (or similar integrated multimedia artefact) designed and constructed by you. Media elements obtained from elsewhere may be incorporated with appropriate acknowledgment provided that the final result is predominantly your own work. Your submission for this piece should include a clear statement of its intended function and a description of significant techniques used in its construction.

Create and publish a web site to display your portfolio. Each of the items should be clearly identified and linked from a table of contents. For each item you should include a brief description of the most important ideas and skills you gained from completing it. Submit a text file containing the URL of your portfolio. For your original item the description should include an indication of the intended functionality of the item and a brief description of any significant techniques you used.

Marking guide

Weighting	40%
Due Date	S2: Week 15 S3: Week 14
Deliverable	A portfolio presentation of products created using Macromedia Flash (or alternative software capable of creating integrated multimedia).

#	Item	Specific criteria considered	Marks
4.3	Car animation in Flash (or equivalent)	presented within a page animation does not loop car accelerates and decelerates right to left images are not degraded sound and image are synchronised file size <= 30 KB	3
4.4	Haiku animation in Flash (or equivalent)	presented within a page animation does not loop haiku text is visible haiku reading is audible sound and image are synchronised file size <= 100 KB	3
4.5	Music Box	presented within a page text is easily legible includes at least 4 music loops introduction has animation introduction has music controls have rollover effects controls toggle to indicate on-off states controls switch loops on-off simultaneous loops are prevented file size <= 400 KB	5
4.6	Image Presentation	presented within a page in a single window text is easily legible presentation has animated opening sequence main menu has thumbnails with rollovers thumbnails link to display images display images have notations menu for all screens available throughout music control on all screens music on-off is functional controls are easy to use includes a preloader file size <= 500 KB	6
–	Original Flash (or equivalent) movie	function is clearly described features are clearly described functions as described demonstrates Flash (or equivalent) knowledge & skill incorporates variety of media formats demonstrates variety of Flash features navigation features are simple to use originality, novelty, creativity demonstrated animation techniques demonstrated file size <= 1 MB	15

Each of the 5 items will have 1 mark applied for the statement relating to the ideas and skills you gained from completing it.

The remaining 3 marks will be applied for overall presentation and navigability of your portfolio.

Macromedia Flash projects

Introduction

Marking guide