Creative Multimedia Programming and animation

Animation is a combination of the skills learned in a creative multimedia programming environment - interface design and user experience are combined with scripting language to create dynamic multimedia pieces. Sound editing, graphic design, and programming all come together to create a finished product. For example, I created this animation in Flash . I create the illustrations using Adobe Illustrator and used Flash's inbuilt programming language, ActionScript, to get my animation moving. I also used Adobe Audition to edit and clip the sounds. This animation is intended to enhance learning for young children, hence the nursery rhyme theme of Pop Goes the Weasel.

Creative Multimedia winners!

Three students of the Creative Multimedia Programming H.Dip at Limerick Institute of Technology won second prize at the annual dare2bdrinkaware.ie short film and multimedia awards last Wednesday. Michelle O'Gorman, Kamil Zal and Emer Murphy created a video game style film to promote responsible drinking among young people. Students of the undergraduate BSc in Multimedia Programming and Design also came in third place. Well done everyone!

Creative Multimedia video award

The public vote is still open for dare2Bdrinkaware.ie's annual multimedia film competition. Three students from the Creative Multimedia Programming H.Dip in LIT are up for an award for creating a video about drinking at your own pace. The video employs a number of creative techniques, such as editing with graphic, good use of sound, and a concept tying in with the role multimedia plays in our lives. It really shows what you can do as part of the Creative Multimedia Programming H.Dip - it's a great way to broaden your skillset and learn technical skills to back up your creativity. You can vote in the dare2Bdrinkaware.ie multimedia film award here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/dare2bdrinkaware. Voting is open until 5pm, April 23.