Digital Explorations Project

Boarder Jump

My project is a simple application that deals with the physics of projectile motion. In the boarder jump app, users are given the equation for distance traveled by a projectile with a given angle and initial velocity. From there the user needs to figure out what initial velocity the boarder must hit the jump, which as a set angle, at to clear the given distance. This application can be modified to also include variable height of the ramp, initial y value, variable distance to the target, final x value, as well as making the ramp have a variable angle. As the app utilizes more variables, it forces the user to become more and more comfortable with the physics that is going on in able to solve for the given situation. You could also get a lot out of making this application, because it uses many important aspects of flash programming. In order to create this app you would need to utilize different class concepts, as well as coding outside of the main timeline. Much of the code used in this lab is fairly complex, so for a beginner to flash just coping the code would be the best idea, but the general doings of Adobe Flash can still be learned through this process. Overall it is a straightforward, fairly simple app, that can be a lot of fun, and a good learning experience, to both use and create.