Decision tree, FMP database, preliminary Flash work

Today, in lieu of having a decision tree from the professor, I decided to forge ahead and figger out what screens were there and where you get sent when making any decision. I took a bunch of screen shots and dumped them into PowerPoint. I then printed them out 16 to a page so they'd be small and manageable. It took me a couple hours to get all the screens captured, printed, and arranged in the proper flow diagram to match the decision tree of the example.

Once I got that all done, I fired up FileMaker Pro and began creating a simple database. I decided that for the proof of concept, I'd leave out extra stuff like points and feedback for any given question. Here is the list of fields I came up with:

• SceneNumber
• Title
• Description
• Image
• Question
• Choice1
• Choice2
• Choice1Destination
• Choice2Destination

There ended up being 15 total screens. So I was able to quickly create the database and populate it with all the data I needed. I then exported it as an XML file and began crafting my Flash file. I think it will only take 3 frames to run the whole thing. I've got the basic code and some of the data is being read in. I now need to switch gears and concentrate more on the interface. First I'll get it to work, then I'll make it look pretty.