Feb 012018
- In my files, make a new folder and call it “Dragon maze”
- Page 1 – LF Insert pictures and shapes
- Make a new j2e5 page
- Change the size to 640×480
- Add a picture of a castle entrance
- I have shared some pictures with you
- Draw a shape around the door
- Untick the outline so the shape is invisible
- Save as “Castle entrance”
- Page 2
- Make a new j2e5 page
- Change the size to 640×480
- Add a picture of an entrance hall
- Save as “Entrance hall”
- LF Organise pages into folders
- In my files, drag both your pages into the “Dragon maze” folder
- Each time you make a new page, drag it into the folder
- LF Link pages
- Open “Castle entrance”
- Select the invisible door shape
- Click link
- Browse
- Select “Entrance hall”, link
- Ok
- Save
- View – to test your link
- LF Add more pages and links
- Add more pages and links to build up a journey through the castle
- You could make a j2e5 page which is a map of the rooms like this one: Castle map
- LF Refine your design!
- Check pages are correct size
- Make pages same size
- Choose font carefully – keep it consistent
- Change background colour?
- Link to map/beginning on each page – same
Success criteria
- Change size of page
- Insert shared images
- Draw and format shapes
- Create links to other pages
- Use a folder in my files
Finished?
- Hide a dragon in one of the rooms
- Get someone else to play your game and suggest improvements. Then take their advice and improve it!
- Add animations (magic items)
- Hide clues or doorways (behind objects that disappear when you click on them?)
- Red – use text, shapes, pictures
- Orange – resize, move, change font, colour
- Yellow – working links
- Green – lining up, page size, detail, map
- Blue – style choices, intro, animations, seek on and act on advice
- Purple – polished work