ideas.......?

So i havent really come up with any concrete ideas for this project yet. Im really not surprised at this at all though, seeing as I usually come up with my ideas in class or whenever im not even thinking about the project. Im sure I will think of something today in class. I do know that im not planning on making a game or anything, even though the examples i posted were more or less games that could be played. Interactivity doesnt mean that the project has to be a game; so i suppose i'll just have to think of some other way for the viewer to interact with my project.

2nd example

I found another example of what I believe is to be expected of our 2nd project. It is another political game that is focused on the war in Iraq. I believe the viewpoint of the artist that made this interactive game is that we are in the war for oil and that is pretty much it. I don't necessarily agree with this artists point of view, but i do believe that this is a good example of the project that is to be expected of us

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/318351

Project # 2

So for this project the idea is to create an interactive piece that has some sort of political or ideological message or twist to it. Ive been searching for some political games that seem to display a message from the creator and have come across one pretty easily.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/361848

This game is a simple fighting game. The combatants are four dominant figures in politics and world affairs. George Bush, Saddam Huissein, Kim Jong Il, and Osama Bin Laden. The idea behind this game is that 2 of the 4 people fight in a very classic two dimensional arena, the first one with 2 kills wins.
I believe that the artist who decided to make this game had a very simple but strong message. He might have felt that since these people were creating war and death that they should be the ones to duke it out personally; not the people that are under control in their countries. The artist might want the viewer to be able to fight it out among political leaders without any real consequences. I believe that this game kind of mocks every person involved because of how they are portrayed and because the animation is very cartoonish; overall i think it's a good example.

Here is a link to the finished product, hope you enjoy!

http://www.cfa.ilstu.edu/classes/at350/mtmalon/nocontent.swf

The Finale

So after a good 8 hours of total work on this first project I have finished. The end product is one that I am very satisfied with and might even like to work on and odd onto in the future. I learned a lot about movies, buttons, and very basic scripting in Macromedia Flash and feel that I've used all the skills I have so far to their fullest. I decided to add some other elements of the project like random dots that appear and disappear and I've also added two photos as sort of a background. One is of Rachel Mcadams and the other is of Marilyn Monroe. I believe that this was a great project to start out with.