Weekly Posting

Here is an interesting map. It shows a map oif the world, and will slowly morph from topic to topic. For example, from population density to child obesity for each country in the world. It's not interactive at all, but it's kind of interesting to watch the shapes of the countries change shapes. Although, it is kinda of slow, so you have to watch for a bit before you see the next change.

http://worldmapper.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/animations/sheffield_animation.html

Map Posting

Okay, so this map isn't a moving map, but i came across it and thought it was pretty cool because it was such an unusal way to map something over time.





Here is the link to th website if you want to check it out.
http://www.dinosaurisle.com/timeline.aspx

Weekly Posting

Here is an awesome historical timieline map of the United States as it grew as a nation. You can click and interact with so much. There is also sound, so you here a bit of the history as the timeline plays through. You can click on the map and learn about the area you clicked, as well as the timeline itself.

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie2.html

Map Posting

Here is an interective map that i found. You can add different attributes to tthe map and also expand the timeline to see more information. I thought it was interesting to see the different features on and off the map, but it wasn't very entertaining. All it lets you do is click an option on and off, no manipulation.

http://learningobjects.wesleyan.edu/orientingtheworld/map_timelines.html

Lab 5 - Presidential Elections through the years

Here is my map showing the states republicans won each election year from 1972 to 2004. This lab wasn't too bad, just kind of tedious because you had to repeat the same steps over and over.


The direct link for my lab is: http://www.swfup.com/uploads/swf-141076.swf

The swfup page for my lab is: http://www.swfup.com/file/141076

Below is just a snap shot of my at it's last stage:

Lab 4 - Super Bowl part 2

Finally!! Here is my Lab 4 map of the New York Giants Football Season. Once again, I was sick and I apologize for taking so long.

The direct link to your submission is: http://www.swfup.com/uploads/swf-140294.swf

The swfup page for your submission is: http://www.swfup.com/file/140294


Below is just a snap shot of the map so you can see what you will be looking at and interacting with.

Lab 3 - Super Bowl part 1

Here is my Lab 3. Sorry that it's late. I've been sick. Lab 4 is on its way.

The direct link for my lab is: http://www.swfup.com/uploads/swf-139040.swf
The swfup page for my lab is: http://www.swfup.com/file/139040



Here is just a snap shot of what my intereactive map looks like:

Lab 2 - "Super Tuesday"

Here is my super tuesday map. I found the most irritating thing in flash for this map was making the neatlines around the states. You had to make sure you didn't have it filled before you created the neatline.

Flip Book Animation Presentation

What is Flip Book Animation:

A flipbook is a simple form of animation consisting of a sequence of drawings, or photographs, that when "flipped" through by the viewer appear to create the illusion of motion. This illusion is an optical phenomenon known as the persistence of vision. It is the result of the eye’s retina retaining an image for about 1/12 of a second. When successive images are shown at a faster rate, the eye will blend them together with the retina retaining one image as the second is superimposed over it. This creates the illusion of movement and is the fundamental principle involved in film and television recording and reproduction. Sound movies have been traditionally projected at 24 frames per second or faster making the illusion of movement very smooth. (Gary Ferrington "Flipbook Animation" http://www.proscenia.net/pronews/randomlinks/filpbooks.html).

Maps represent spacial data including spacing, size, orientation and shape. Animated maps include these as well as duration, rate of change, order, display date, frequency and synchronization. The effectiveness of animation ultimately will depend on numerous factors including the symbology used, the level of interaction allowed, whether the user has expertise in the domain being mapped, and the user's past experience with animation. (Slocum et al).

Things to consider when creating an animation:

1. Duration: length of time a frame is displayed, depending on its length, can be either smooth or choppy.



2. Rate of change: Equals m/d, where m is the magnitude of change, d is the duration of each frame. The smoothness is a function of the rate of change.





3. Order: sequence in which the frames are presented.



4. Display date: the time some display change is indicated.



5. Frequancy: number of identifiable states per unit time.



6. Synchronization: temporal correspondence of two or more time series
   

http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/index_loop.php

How to apply in our class:
We all are just getting familiar with Flash and knowledge of using animation can be very useful. Flip book animation can be used to make your map more unique and get the attention of the audience. You can present change over time using animation which helps show spatial relationships.

Relevant websites:
Adobe website has step by step tutorial on how to create flip book animation in flash. This link can be very useful for the class this semester, since we are learning Flash from the begining!
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/designcenter/search.cfm?product=Flash&term=Flash&topic=Animation#target
This website also shows step by step how to apply animation to several applications that we have used in the class. There are sevearl examples how to do frame by frame animations, it even gives you an option to download the file in order to work through the tutorial:http://www.developingwebs.net/flash/

Other related links:
http://www.digicelinc.com/3D/3danimationJR2.htm
http://maps.unomaha.edu/mp/Articles/GISLIS/VisAnim.html
http://www.animationfactory.com/en/flash_animations.mc?cid=EB