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1. In the homepage folder the homepage symbol contains a timeline Composite MovieClip Name and MovieClips Within It the helicopter symbol is composed of a body and tailBlade movie clips Composite MovieClip Name and MovieClips Within It the skyline symbol is composed of a background and cloud movie clips e MouseEvents O Button Name amp Location s play_btn on Frame 1 Action takes the player to the game Button Name amp Location s instruction_btn on Frame 1 Action takes the player to the instructions page Button Name amp Location s credit_btn on Frame 1 Action takes the player to the credit page Button Name amp Location s main_btn on Frame 75 Action takes the player to the homepage Button Name amp Location s replay_btn on Frame 120 Action takes the player back to the game Button Name amp Location s main2_btn on Frame 186 Action takes the player to the homepage e A KeyboardEvent o Handler Function Name onKeyDown How it is Used and What it Does A KeyboardEvent is used to allow the helicopter to move up and down on the stage to collect gems and avoid Birds This event also calls the checkForHit function which uses the hitTestObject method to check if the helicopter has hit the gems or birds The checking is done by going through the array of gems and birds When the helicopter hits a gem the gem is removed from its array and from the display list and points are added to the Score variabl2. program call to use them In other words not listener functions that have an Event parameter O O Function Header function initializeGame Action sets up the variables at the start of a game when it is replayed It also calls for the barloop2 frame loop to stop At this frame there is also a call for the score to be visible through scoreBox text Your Score Score Function Header function gameOver score uint Action stops the greengemTimer yellowgemTimer redgemTimer bluegemTimer birdTimer the stage EventListener Event ENTER_FRAME moveObjects the stage EventListener KeyboardEvent KEY_DOWN moveObject and it removes the Child helicopter and gem and bird objects Then it goes to the gameOver frame label3 and displays the score e Atleast one function that returns a result value Function Header function checkForHit score uint uint Action Calculation detects if the helicopter comes into contact with any of the gem array or bird array objects Within this function there are for loops A return statement returns the updated value for the score An array O O Array Name s greengemlist yellowgemlist redgemlist bluegemlist Purpose the gem arrays to organize the gems that will be moved across the screen for the helicopter to hit Array Name s birdlist Purpose the bird array to organize the birds that will be moved across the screen for the helicopter to hit e Timeline control
3. via gotoAndStop gotoAndPlay etc O O List of buttons that use gotoAndStop gotoAndPlay etc play_btn instruction_btn credit_btn main_btn main2_btn replay_btn Other Uses of gotoAndStop gotoAndPlay etc There is a gotoAndPlay when a bird is hit in that game This signifies that the game is over So this takes the player to the gameoverpage where the player s score is displayed Additional Features beyond the basic requirements For Loops o For Loops are used inside the moveObjects function to go through the gem and bird arrays to move the objects Timers o There are four TimerEvents one for each colour of gems which start the production of different gems in different locations along the y axis with Math random on the right side of the stage o There is a TimerEvent for the birds which starts the production of different birds in different locations along the y axis with Math random on the right side of the stage Dynamic Arrays of Objects o Each of the gems and birds is created as a dynamic object by the timers and added to a dynamic array of objects Frame Loops o There is a frame loop that uses Event ENTER_FRAME to control the barloop so that the radar bar goes around in a circle like a real radar screen o There is a frame loop whose handler function calls the moveObjects function which contains for loops to move the gem arrays and bird array along the x axis of the screen by 5 pixels Hit Test o The hi
4. CISC 110 Fall 2012 Final Project User Manual Name s Student Number s Project Name Description what the project does and how to use it The concept of this game is to fly the helicopter using the up and down arrow keys and collect the different gems while avoiding the birds If a bird is hit the game is over The player can replay the game as many times as he or she would like trying to beat their high score The project is made within Adobe Flash CS5 5 and all files and images symbols are located within the library so no additional files or programs must be opened for the game to work Required Flash Animation and ActionScript Features Symbol Variable and Function names Locations Actions Purposes e Motion Tweens o Location instructions folder on the main timeline on the instructions layer and button layer Action The instructions image alpha starts at 0 and increase to 100 as it moves up the stage The button main menu starts with its alpha at 0 and increases to 100 o Location on the main timeline in the gameoverpage folder on the title layer Action The title Game Over rotates on the page when the player reaches the page by hitting a bird in the game o Location the credit page on the main timeline Action The credit image s alpha starts at 0 and increases to 100 as it moves up the stage and the main menu button s alpha increase from 0 to 100 o Location In the library ther
5. dit for Code Ideas not including examples from class All of the code is my own adapted from what learned in the course
6. e The number of points added differs depending on the color Highest to lowest red green blue yellow When the helicopter hits a bird the timeline then goes to label3 the game over page The gameOver function is called to remove listeners and objects before going to label4 the replay page e if else statements o In Which Function in the onKeyDown function Action An if else statement is used for the movement of the helicopter up and down the stage so it s able to collect gems and avoid birds If the up key is pressed the helicopter moves in the y direction 10 pixels Else if the down key is pressed the helicopter moves in the y direction 10 pixels e Variables and assignment statements o List of Variables and how they are Used Score changes as gems are picked up by the helicopter where each color gem has a different point value greengemlist yellowgemlist redgemlist bluegemlist for the gem arrays greengemTimer yellowgemTimer redgemTimer bluegemTimer for the timer loops in which the arrays of gems are produced greengem yellowgem redgem bluegem indicates which gem symbol from the library is taken for that array birdlist for the bird array birdTimer for the timer loop in which the array of birds is produced bird indicates which bird symbol from the library is taken for that array helicopter the helicopter object the user moves with arrow keys e Many function definitions that require you to write a
7. e are two more symbols that contain Motion Tweens in the game folder Action In the helicopter symbol the tail blades and blades layer both have Motion Tweens rotating them so they appear to be spinning when the game runs Action The skyline symbol also contains Motion Tweens through the clouds Layers cloud1 clouds2 and cloud3 move across the sky and return to their original position so that during the game the clouds are constantly floating through the sky e Shape Tweens O Location in the library under the game folder in the cloud symbols Action Symbols cloud1 cloud2 and cloud3 each change shape to indicate that like real clouds they are constantly changing e Layers and Symbols O O MovieClip Symbol Names cloud1 cloud2 cloud3 skyline helicopter Button Symbol Names play_btn instruction_btn credit_btn main_btn main2_btn replay_btn Locations of Layers which timelines in the main timeline and in the timelines for cloud1 cloud2 cloud3 skyline and helicopter e Composite MovieClips and MovieClips with their Own Timelines O Folder Name and List of MovieClips in it with their Own Timeslines In the game folder cloud1 cloud2 cloud3 skyline and helicopter symbols all have their own timelines Folder Name and List of MovieClips in it with their Own Timeslines In the gameoverpage folder the gameoverpage symbol contains a timeline Folder Name and List of MovieClips in it with their Own Timeslines
8. tTestObject method is used to check whether the helicopter has hit a bird or gem Sound o A radar sound is used on the homepage instruction page credit page and game over page where the radar bar goes around in a circle ColorTransform Class o A ColorTransform object is used to change the color of the helicopter when it hits something Credits Credit for Concept The concept of this game came from a game used to play called simply the helicopter game found at the website http www helicoptergame net However instead of being in a cave decided to bring the helicopter outside in front of a city skyline also changed the obstacles and how points are gained In the helicopter game the obstacles are blocks floating on the stage but in my game the player must avoid the birds flying across the stage Points in my game are gained by picking up the different colored gems floating across the screen whereas in the helicopter game the score is calculated by the distance traveled before the helicopter crashes Credit for Image and Sound Files e The images of the skyline and bird were found on a public website o http Awww clker com clipart city skyline 1 html for the skyline o http Awww clker com clipart 3303 html for the bird O e The radar sound was also taken from a youtube video of an actual radar screen o http www youtube com watch v iSdHHx0bxpM amp feature related e created all of the other images Cre
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