Quick and Easy Flash Prototyping
Date: Tuesday, August 12
Time: 2:00 - 5:00PM
Track: workshop
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In this workshop you will:
- Become familiar with basic Flash concepts: Creating reusable actors, giving them names, and telling them what to do.
- Learn a simple workflow for translating static wireframes into click-through prototypes using invisible buttons and keyframes.
- Practice techniques for extending your prototypes using UI components, independent movie clips, and basic ActionScript?.
Flash offers a quick yet powerful way to translate static wireframes into rich, interactive experiences. Whether you've never used Flash before or you know a little Flash but aren't sure how to apply it to your design work, this workshop is for you! This light-hearted tutorial offers the impetus you need to start dabbling in Flash and the inspiration you need to apply it to prototyping. Come and learn how to bring your wireframes to life!
You will need some materials to take part in this workshop:
- A laptop with a working copy of Flash MX 2004 or higher installed (not just the free Flash player). Flash CS3 is recommended to ensure consistency with other participants. If you don’t have Flash, you can download a free, fully-functional 30-day trial within 30 days of the workshop: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=flash
- Flash prototyping template files. There are available at http://uxweek.com/slides/FlashWorkshopFiles.zip. Please note that this is a 10MB file.
UX Week Workshops | Day Two | Wednesday, August 13
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This workshop is located in the Monterey Room upstairs just off the Sunset Court. Left at the top of the escalator.
Alexa and team did a good job running the workshop, and clearly explaining how to use Flash for prototyping. I know feel confident to go away and play with flash and try and prototype and create movies. I can see as a non programmer it will take me quite a while to learn it all esp the coding side.
However, I do feel that using Flash for prototyping is like driving your car to go one block. You can do it, however it may be faster to walk or catch the bus. Not the right tool for the job. If you are essentially creating videos/scenes/conditions just to link from one page to another, it isn't fit for purpose.
I'd recommend a more simple tool e.g. Axure, or alternatively get someone to code it
Hey everyone!
Looking forward to meeting you on Tuesday!
Don't forget to install Flash and download the template files from http://uxweek.com/slides/FlashWorkshopFiles.zip before the workshop.
Cheers!
Alexa