Final Project Proposal

I've settled on the idea of contextual space. How any given space feels and what it means is really determined by the context in which it sits. Using a perhaps over simplified analogy; a window is only a window, it means nothing until you know what is on the other side. Equally, what is on the other side means something different to everyone, the meadow outside could be open and warm for one person and foreign and cold to another.

My idea very much follows the same route as 99rooms, I want to constrain the viewer to a certain path. But at the same time, they should feel like they have a choice. I want to have a recurring image hidden inside a series of different images, such that the viewer will search through what is front of them (i think this adds depth to otherwise flat images) before proceeding. 

made a little flash slideshow but can't upload it....

will put them up as separate images or change it into .mov or something when i get home

Apologies... and critique

Haven't had the time to post anything on the blog... lost password...

Critique:

http://99rooms.com

This site is the main inspiration for my own work because although it is very lineally structured, in the way that there is only 1 path to follow (i.e. there is no option of skipping pages or going backwards). Despite this, it still gives a feeling of depth and resembles a maze type environment.

It shows how 2 dimensional space can be made to feel like a 3 dimensional environment, the idea that you must click on one thing on the page before the next page become available is, well its fun and its amusing.

It is a very flash intensive site but isn't bogged down with the usual overuse of moving elements and flashy text. The artists have really kept this site simple and straightforward but it's still complex in the details.

sound can be embedded into flash

but it's better to string it through the library so that it can actionscript through the shmoozzl

flash s able to stream files, woohoo

Sound panel

can specify the sound asan event; something that downloads completely before the thingy starts

or stream

x = new sound();

x.attachsound("crossroads");

x.start(0, 5);

using the equal sign (=) to define the sound as x

X denotes a sound object

attachsound defines teh file

start defines the start and loop

stop();

x.stop()

are different things

my button troubles

on (release) {

x.stop();

x.start(0, 100);

for the start button and obviously omitt the start command for the stop  button

for the mp3 file (not in library as external)

on (release) {

x.stop();

x.loadsound("mp3/rainforesr.mp3")

}

saved the rest of his files on datastick1

exercise for next wek

produce a 3 page site; criteria- continuity, pages have to link and flow through

a few simple techniques to animate static images is either by slicing in photoshop or by using hotspots in dreamweaver.

storyboard it!!!

I want to show how the site could flow not just pictures etc..

want to know how you would travel through it

need to start timetabling in some kind of rough working concept.

START!!!

learning some control links etc... more action script stuff

templates and stuff should be fine. so maybe look for some code to push into my project to make it bouncy and flashy and the what ever else... easiness

flash button

stop button;  on (release) { stop(); }

play button; on (release) {stop(); }

lets get some mouse control

Using Flash

Using flash;

A quick run down on scrubbing, frames, key frames and tweening.

the shortcut for inserting a key frame is ...

sub selection tool selects/moves only part of the object whereas the one of the right selects the whole object

underneath is the free transform tool, next to that is the gradient tool etc...

the pen tool (vector program) so very much works the same way as illustrator! vectorized graphics is awesomely cool

different kinds of symbols:

- movie clips; other movies inside the movie so embedding another moving object  inside this particular element.

- button; as name suggests (mouse down behaviours etc...)

remember to set the center of the object as the center

you can see your newly made symbols in the library

- graphics; 

 

ACTION SCRIPT IS THE JAVA OF FLASH... NEED IT TO GET MORE COMPLEX COMMANDS AND EFFECTS. StUPID CAPS LOCK

remember to insert keyframe and choose the frame that you want to action to take place.

Seeing that I can't draw....

I've been thinking about the final project and think that i've settled into a new idea. I can't draw but taking photos isn't too hard, so i've decided that I'm going to explore space in terms of control. Maybe a one or two page site with loads of photos. stuff like people in crowds (on trains, at a bar etc...) then others with someone in the park, at home, in an elevator... Something along the lines of how much space is enough space or even too much, and how that is defined.

Something like that wouldn't be too hard to make into flash. Perhaps a map/blueprint sort of thing on the starting page, and have the pictures blowout into the page when you click onto a position on the map. Like how the daskboard/widgets on a mac come up when you hit the middle button. Or even driectly into a movie format.

Lacking direction at the moment, would love to know what anybody thinks about it.

Many thanks in advance,
Martin

inspiration

99rooms is just an amazing website and my own work is going to heavy reflect/relate to what they've done; maybe not with as much skill and wow factor but more along the lines of a similar concept