Imagining Your Game

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Contents 1 Topic Assignments 1.1 Imagine Social Change Games 1.2 Review the Flash Workspace 1.3 Write Your Game or Animation Idea with Flash Text 1.4 Update the Wiki 1.5 Update the Blog 2 Related Links and Tutorials 3 Search the Web for more information 4 Students Contributions

Topic Summary: In this topic you will learn how to write your game idea in Flash and publish it as an .SWF movie file. You will also learn how to work with the Flash CS3 workspace and how to use Flash text tools. Reviewing the Flash CS3 workspace. Using the text tools in Flash. Adding a Flash movie file (.SWF) to a your Wiki project page.

Topic Assignments

Imagine Social Change Games

Before you start building an original game in Flash, you need to pick a specific concept, related to a broader Social Change issue, that you want your game to focus on. Review your work from Choosing a Topic.

Review the Flash Workspace

Before you write your game idea in Flash, refresh your knowledge of the Flash CS3 workspace: How to set up the workspace, work with the Stage, and create and open documents.

• Read the First steps in Flash tutorial. It introduces core elements of the workspace, such as menus and tools you will use frequently.

Write Your Game or Animation Idea with Flash Text

• Complete the Flash Text Basics tutorial to learn how to create text in Flash.
• Learn how to make your text look good by selecting the right fonts and color combination for your text and background.
• Create a one frame Flash movie with a text field containing your game idea. Explain how the game will work and describe its background or learning objective. Write enough to fill at least one screen, about 100-200 words. Make it fun!

Update the Wiki

1. Upload both the Flash movie file (.SWF) file and source code file (.FLA) to the Wiki.

• The .SWF file is the Flash movie you created. Upload it to show your work!
• The .FLA file is the source code of the movie. Upload it and let others learn from your code!

2. Add the Flash movie file (.SWF) you uploaded to your project page.

Update the Blog

Suggested Post Ideas

• Share your learning experience of this topic!
• What are you most excited about as you start making your game?

Comment on one of your classmate's blogs!

Related Links and Tutorials

• Browse the MyGLife.org Flash Tutorials list for more tutorials, information and links!

Search the Web for more information

Here are some search results on Flash text tools:

• Google results for "flash & text & tutorial"
• TeacherTube results for "flash"
• Ask.com results for "flash & text & tutorial"

Students Contributions