Sunday, 16 October 2011
Link to Youtube.
I have also uploaded my video to youtube just in case it plays a bit blurry on my blog. It plays fine on my laptop.
Sound for Video
I downloaded the music for my video from the following website:
http://www.soundjay.com/
This website provides free music downloads. I music I chose is called Midnight ride.
http://www.soundjay.com/
This website provides free music downloads. I music I chose is called Midnight ride.
Making my Video
To put my video together I downloaded a programme called VideoPad Video Editor. It allowed me to put together my flash files and videos I had taken together to create my video.
Making in Flash
For the parts of my video that are showing off my application I have decided to make them in flash. Here are a few screen shots of making each part in flash.
Video Change
After attending studio I realised that we weren't actually documenting the entire project. We were only focusing on our final application. So from now one my video will focus only on the application itself and the main features of it.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Plan for Documentary Video
In my video I plan on having four main parts to it:
- Planning of my application
- Designing my application
- Making my application
- My final application
In each part I will go into detail of the main points I want to make for each one.
I am planning on making a stop motion video as I feel I could do a good job of documenting my project this way.
- Planning of my application
- Designing my application
- Making my application
- My final application
In each part I will go into detail of the main points I want to make for each one.
I am planning on making a stop motion video as I feel I could do a good job of documenting my project this way.
After Crit Feedback
After receiving feedback from my tutors at the crit I have made the following changes to my application:
- I have made the buttons bigger. This was an important change as the user has to be able to push the buttons easily.
Apart from this one change I have not made any others. I am happy with my final application and feel i have done it to my best ability.
I have decided not to make the light bulb flash as I felt it was distracting for the user to look at. It just didn't look right when it was playing so I decided to get rid of it completely.
- I have made the buttons bigger. This was an important change as the user has to be able to push the buttons easily.
Apart from this one change I have not made any others. I am happy with my final application and feel i have done it to my best ability.
I have decided not to make the light bulb flash as I felt it was distracting for the user to look at. It just didn't look right when it was playing so I decided to get rid of it completely.
Thursday, 29 September 2011
FeedBack.
Once finished my application I had more students test it out at my hostel. I received positive feedback so overall I am happy with my application and how it has turned out.
Some of their feedback included:
"The layout was very easy to navigate and the information provided was clear and simple" - Emma Holmes.
"The colour theme was good and simple. Easy on the eyes and overall good to look at" - Robert Kani.
I was very pleased with the feedback I received from my peers. It made me feel reassured about the amount of time that I had put into making sure my application perfect. Apart from not being able to get my light bulb to flash, I am happy about the work that I have produced.
Some of their feedback included:
"The layout was very easy to navigate and the information provided was clear and simple" - Emma Holmes.
"The colour theme was good and simple. Easy on the eyes and overall good to look at" - Robert Kani.
I was very pleased with the feedback I received from my peers. It made me feel reassured about the amount of time that I had put into making sure my application perfect. Apart from not being able to get my light bulb to flash, I am happy about the work that I have produced.
Another change made to scene 4.
I am unable to make the light bulb flash when the user is looking at that particular scene. I have tried many different codes but it always comes up with many errors. I spent hours looking at tutorials online but for some reason I could not work it out.
I am quite disappointed that I couldn't add that one part in as it would have been very affective.
I am quite disappointed that I couldn't add that one part in as it would have been very affective.
Information going on scenes 9 - 12.
Scene 9 - Personal Profile:
This scene will have information such as name, address, power company, cost per kWh, size of household etc.
It will also have to goals of the user that they have set themselves.
Scene 10 - Contact Information:
Email: powersave@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 0800 (powersa)
Address: 7 Willis Street, Welling, New Zealand
Scene 11 - Share with facebook:
A statement that the user can post to their facebook wall stating that they are using powersave and their current ranking amongst their friends.
Scene 12 - Share with twitter:
A statement that the user can post to their twitter wall stating that they are using powersave and their current ranking amongst their friends.
This scene will have information such as name, address, power company, cost per kWh, size of household etc.
It will also have to goals of the user that they have set themselves.
Scene 10 - Contact Information:
Email: powersave@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 0800 (powersa)
Address: 7 Willis Street, Welling, New Zealand
Scene 11 - Share with facebook:
A statement that the user can post to their facebook wall stating that they are using powersave and their current ranking amongst their friends.
Scene 12 - Share with twitter:
A statement that the user can post to their twitter wall stating that they are using powersave and their current ranking amongst their friends.
Buttons
I originally has trouble trying to get buttons to work but once I had worked it out it was quite simple. I would do the following:
1. Convert the shape to a symbol > make it a button.
2. Give it an 'instance name'.
3. Add the following code to it in the actions panel -
savingtips.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame(event:MouseEvent):void
{
gotoAndStop(1, "Scene 2");
}
I decided to make my application using different scenes rather than frames as I personally found this easier.
1. Convert the shape to a symbol > make it a button.
2. Give it an 'instance name'.
3. Add the following code to it in the actions panel -
savingtips.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame);
function fl_ClickToGoToAndStopAtFrame(event:MouseEvent):void
{
gotoAndStop(1, "Scene 2");
}
I decided to make my application using different scenes rather than frames as I personally found this easier.
Information going on scenes 5 - 8.
Scene Five - Your Savings:
Since joining Power Save you have saved:
330 kWh = $83.16
That is equivalent to: 6 days worth of power.
5x 1kg blocks of cheese.
17 2Litre bottles of milk.
30 loaves of bread.
How much more can you save? Keep it up.
Scene Six - Your Weekly Readings:
These readings are taken from your homes Power Meter and shows the last 7 days readings.
Friday - 129164 kWh
Saturday - 129225 kWh
Sunday - 129284 kWh Your average Kwh
Monday - 129344 kWh used per day is
Tuesday - 129407 kWh 51.43 kWh.
Wednesday - 129463 kWh
Thursday - 129524 kWh
Can you save more in the next week? Remember to try your best to make New Zealands Top 5 Savers.
Scene Seven - Your Friends Leader Board:
This is will be similar to scene 3. It will contain 5 images / names of people and how much they have saved in the last week. It will be ranked from top to bottom.
Scene Eight - Your Power Save Friends:
Will contain picture of people with their names underneath. Will show between 10 - 15 friends, depending on how many I can fit.
- I had people from my hostel test what I had done so far on my application. They all gave me positive feedback. They felt that the information I was putting on each scene was easy to read and understand, the layout of my application was very easy to navigate and the colour choices I had used were appealing. They did notice a couple of spelling mistakes in which I fixed.
Names of those who tested it: Julie Russel, Maria Chan, Ryan Jones, Jarrod Dick.
Since joining Power Save you have saved:
330 kWh = $83.16
That is equivalent to: 6 days worth of power.
5x 1kg blocks of cheese.
17 2Litre bottles of milk.
30 loaves of bread.
How much more can you save? Keep it up.
Scene Six - Your Weekly Readings:
These readings are taken from your homes Power Meter and shows the last 7 days readings.
Friday - 129164 kWh
Saturday - 129225 kWh
Sunday - 129284 kWh Your average Kwh
Monday - 129344 kWh used per day is
Tuesday - 129407 kWh 51.43 kWh.
Wednesday - 129463 kWh
Thursday - 129524 kWh
Can you save more in the next week? Remember to try your best to make New Zealands Top 5 Savers.
Scene Seven - Your Friends Leader Board:
This is will be similar to scene 3. It will contain 5 images / names of people and how much they have saved in the last week. It will be ranked from top to bottom.
Scene Eight - Your Power Save Friends:
Will contain picture of people with their names underneath. Will show between 10 - 15 friends, depending on how many I can fit.
- I had people from my hostel test what I had done so far on my application. They all gave me positive feedback. They felt that the information I was putting on each scene was easy to read and understand, the layout of my application was very easy to navigate and the colour choices I had used were appealing. They did notice a couple of spelling mistakes in which I fixed.
Names of those who tested it: Julie Russel, Maria Chan, Ryan Jones, Jarrod Dick.
Change Made on Scene 4 - Profile
I have decided to get rid of the tab 'Past data' as I don't really see the point in having it as the application is about saving more than you did the day before so the user would only be thinking about completing this task. They would not need to look back at past data of theirs. Their focus would be on beating their friends and saving the most.
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