Donna Massam

For this exercise i first went onto the websites that david had suggested for some useful background information. The website that i found to most helpful was Firework Service
I found that all the websites pretty much talked about the same issues anyway. From here i devised a list of firework safety issuse that i could include within my designs. My list included:

• The BS 7114 British Standards warning and to make sure that fireworks you buy have this warning on the box.


• Keep children safe - Dont give sparklers to childern under 5 sparklers.


• Always supervise your children.


• Protect your animals - Keep them inside.


• It is illegal to sell fireworks to anyone under 18.


• Dispose of fireworks correctly - NEVER put them into the bonfire after use.


• Some fireworks require a professional, leave the job to them.


• More children than adults get injured by fireworks.

This idea will target any person who intends to use fireworks. This design basically is about the distance you should keep when lighting fireworks. The user will drag and drop the person on the screen to light the firework, if he is a good distance away then the fireworks go off ok and the user gets a well done screen. If they put him too close then they get a big bold red STOP flashing at them, they are given a screenshot of the scene and then they are given a screen that tells them about fireworks and the distance to keep. The information will fade onto the screen after the screenshot has faded off.

Design idea 2:
This idea would target any person/s who intend to use fireworks. This idea was going to just be a banner that expressed all of the dangers that come with fireworks, the warning would come on the screen, the writing would be red to express the warning factor. In the background would be a number of images randomising which would relate to the piece of information being given.

Design idea 3:

This idea would target shop owners/assistants and young people. This idea was to be an animation but at the moment i am unsure how to put it together using AS3. Basically what would happen in this idea is, 2 young boys would walk into a shop and ask to buy some firewrks, the shop assistant (which is you) asks if they hav any d, the boys say no but they are 19 and the user will choose whether to sell the boys the fireworks or not, If you say no you get a well done screen and a warning is put on the screen saying 'Dont sell fireworks to under 18's' If you decide to sell the boys the fireworks then, the screen goes onto an image of you sat there with the obituary in your hands and the boys photographs on the front. Then there is an animation of the coppers coming and shutting your shop down. The again the warning of not selling fireworks to under 18's comes onto the screen.

Desiign idea 4:
This idea is based on the British standards warning and would target all firework users, it is wo warn them to check for the BS 7114 Warning before using a firework as it could have its concequences. What will happen within this animation is, the user will first be presented with a screen which is offering cheap fireworks, the user will be told to click on the firework/s that they would like to buy. Once the user has chosen then they are taken to another screen which will be a 3D perspective of the box/es of fireworks, the user will be able to move the box around so they are capable of viewing all sides of the box. They are asked to give their opinion on whether they think the fireworks are safe or not, and are presented with a YES or No option. f the click yes the animation will go to a sreen where the user can create their own firework display, the dragand drop the fireworks they choose into the display, If they had chosen that they thought the fireworks were safe then the firework display would go crazy and all over the place. If the user chooses that they think the fireworks arn't safe then they are shown a page saying 'Why whats missing' they are given a multiple of answers, if they choose the right answer then they are given a page where they again create their own display by draging and dropping the fireworks, but these fireworks go off properly, if the choose the wrong answer then it goes to the screen where the fireworks go crazy. At the end the are given a page which explains the safety of checking the boxes and why.

Design idea 5:

This idea would also target all firework users, It is bassically a quiz whch the user can do to see if they are safe and capable of handling fireworks. On the first screen are given a btton to enter the quiz, then the user will be given a variety of questions to answer, they are then given their score at the end. If the user gets so many right then it goes to a screen that has fireworks going off in the correct manner and are told 'Well Done', but if the user gets so many questions wrong then they are presented with a screen with fireworks going crazy and told that they need to practice their firework safety.