Imagining Your Game or Sim

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Topic Summary: In this topic you will learn how to write your game or sim idea in Flash and create your first Flash movie. You will also learn how to work with the Flash CS3 workspace and how to use Flash text tools.

  • Introduction to the Flash CS3 workspace.
  • Introduction to the text tools in Flash.
  • Adding a Flash movie file (.SWF) to a your Wiki project page.


Topic Assignments

Imagine - Science Games and Sims

Before you start building anything in Flash, you need to pick a concept related to a global climate issue you want your game to focus on.

Using Flash for the first time

Before you write your game idea in Flash, learn about 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.


Writing Your Game or Animation Idea with Flash Text

  • 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!
  • Learn how to Save and Publish your Flash movie to the Wiki.
    • When saving your work in Flash CS3 you create a file with the extension of .FLA. That file is the source code of your work.
    • To create a Flash movie file (.SWF) you need to publish your work.


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.

3. Share your work with others by adding your Flash movie to the Students Contributions section on this page.

Update Your Blog:

  • Write a Blog post about this topic, share your learning experience!



After you finish these assignments, continue to the Paper Prototyping topic.

Related Links and Tutorials


Search the Web for more information

Here are some search results on Flash text tools:


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Here are examples of what other students did in this topic. Please add your work to this section.

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