Class Advice

• Skye wrote on 2010-09-01 23:04
  So I have to take Econ/Govt this (senior) year in order to graduate. What I didn't know was I already had credits in both of those classes from a different school I went to for a semester during my sophomore year. So I'm switching out of those two semester-each classes to take Flash Animation this semester and Game Design next semester, which are both online classes.
  
  

  Quote from Flash Animation:

  This course is for anyone who wants to create animations and interactive movies like the ones used on the coolest Web sites. Participants learn how to use Flash CS3 – the world’s most popular
  animation software – to create engaging, interactive movies for the Web. Beginning with classic animation techniques, participants learn how to move objects around the screen and change their appearance. From there, it’s on to creating movies complete with original artwork. By the end of the course, participants have learned how to build interactivity into their movies and publish them to the Web. This course is a great introduction to the world of Web animation.
  
  REQUIRED MATERIAL: Flash CS3

  
  
  

  Quote from Game Design:

  This course will introduce students to the basic skills necessary for game design. They will study the
  various games in the industry and analyze their approach in terms design and development. The
  student will explore the processes and art of making game elements like story, levels, sound, user
  interfaces, and levels. This analysis will include an orientation to the gaming market and innovative
  techniques’ impact on it. Finally, the student will merge all these elements into a functional
  prototype showing their understanding of the game design process.
  
  REQUIRED SOFTWARE:
  Blender-Freeware
  Trackmania Nations-Freeware
  Multimedia Fusion Developer-Demo

  
  
  Can anyone tell me how they think the classes will be? I'm really excited about both of them, but I'm hoping it won't be difficult to start flash animation 4 weeks into school. I'm also hoping neither class will go way over my head.
  :oops:
  But yeah. Any encouragement or advice would be great. :)
• Chillax wrote on 2010-09-02 00:08
  Who are your peers in those classes?
• Cannibal wrote on 2010-09-02 00:10
  Hopefully you know someone in those classes to help you catch up, since things like that seem to start moving pretty fast after a week or two, and the programs aren't simple.
• Skye wrote on 2010-09-02 00:46

  Quote from Chillax;143440:

  Who are your peers in those classes?

  
  
  I don't know, I haven't started the class yet. It's really not a class, but a classroom where students take whatever online courses they need/want to.
  
  

  Quote from Sin;143441:

  Hopefully you know someone in those classes to help you catch up, since things like that seem to start moving pretty fast after a week or two, and the programs aren't simple.

  
  
  Yeah, that's why I decided to take the flash one this semester, because I thought it would be a little easier to get into after missing a few weeks. Plus there is a bunch of help you can find on the internet for that, whereas game design might be more difficult to find help. :S
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-09-02 00:47
  game design doesn't seem so serious in the cat's opinion
  
  Flash, everyone uses flash except for Apple