GDS Scripting with Erland Sanborn

Fall 2010

Week 1

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Final Project Overview
  • Personal goals for the class

Goals for next week:
  • Compile a list of features/functions



Week 2

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Reviewed list of functions and features to be implemented
  • Start coding 360 model

Goals for next week:
  • Continue working on 360 model feature



Week 3

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • 360 model feature (continued)

Goals for next week:
  • Continue working on 360 model feature



Week 4

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • 360 model feature (continued)
  • Functions
  • Setting up basic UI

Goals for next week:
  • Continue working on 360 model feature
  • Try loading in all sections into main.swf



Week 5

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Compression issues
  • Setting up basic UI
  • 360 model feature (continued)

Goals for next week:
  • Create 360 flv for embedding
  • Finish and test main navigation - all top level sections



Week 6

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Compression issues
  • Garbage cleanup - removing objects from stage

Goals for next week:
  • SWF Object
  • Continue working on 360 model feature
  • Try loading in all sections into main.swf



Week 7

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • 360 model feature
  • load text externally

Goals for next week:
  • external swfs
  • finalize 360 model



Week 8

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Transition animations
  • Adding in body copy

Goals for next week:
  • external swfs
  • finalize 360 model



Week 9

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Review UI bugs
  • Flash Math

Goals for next week:

  • Tweener for animations
  • Ask about the Display list issue



Week 10

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • TweenMax for preloading swfs
  • creating videos for the reveal

Goals for next week:
  • symbolism page



Week 11

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Continue working on symbolism page
  • Setting up part
  • scrollbars

Goals for next week:
  • create overview page with scrollbar
  • symbolism page



Week 12

THANKSGIVING BREAK



Week 13

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • video compression
  • Event dispatch
  • Embedding fonts

Goals for next week:
  • Browser resize feature
  • 360 Controller



Week 14

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Form in as3

Goals for next week:
  • Fix code on transition
  • Fix video lagging problem



Week 15

Issues covered/Response from advisor:
  • Go over any quesetions