Flash 2D Gaming Instructors: April M. Bowser Sean Breech

What is Flash? Macromedia Flash is a multimedia graphics program specially for use on the Web Flash enables you to create interactive "movies" on the Web Flash uses vector graphics, which means that the graphics can be scaled to any size without losing clarity/quality Flash does not require programming skills and is easy to learn

Many uses for Flash The approachable environment includes – powerful video – multimedia –application development features which allow designers and developers to create – rich user interfaces, –online advertising, –e-learning courses –enterprise application front ends.

A Career in Flash Freelance Flash Designers Earn $30 - $100 per hour Webmaster Web Programmer

How much does a Flash Designer/Programmer make? Applications Systems Analyst I 25th%ile Median 75th%ile York, PA $43,739 $48,476 $54,009 Webmaster 25th%ile Median 75th%ile York, PA $53,878 $64,075 $77,065 Webmaster 25th%ile Median 75th%ile Los Angeles, CA $61,257 $72,851 $87,620

Education needed Good math skills Great communication skills Highly Creative Self Motivated Excellent English skills College Degree (4 year) 3+ years of experience

What am I going to do in Flash at camp? Build a 2D space shooting game –Create the story line –Create a storyboard to follow –Create the ship and enemies –Add animation and sound –Test the Game –Show our parents

How can I work on this at Home Download a 30 day free trial – sh_howto.asphttp:// sh_howto.asp

Now Let’s design a Game!