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Basketball is one of the famous sports besides football in the world. The style of my blog has been influenced by the Flash game that I selected since it provides interactivity to the audiences and users. Furthermore, various medium and element would be supplement with each other in order to improve the quality of my blog and deliver my ideas and contents clearly. Besides, audiences and users could play the game in my blog rather than access to other external website since users experience is vital and how to draw their attention and adjust to their favor are essential from my point of view. Thus, the game used to provide a better integrate and entertaining experience to the audiences and users.

It is a basketball rally game in Flash, which is simulating the movement and environment of how to shoot a basketball from a first-person perspective. The basic principle of this game is using the mouse cursor to pick up the basketball on the tray and release it at the right time and accurate position within particular period set by the game. Aiming assistant would be appeared when users grabbed the basketball and it convinces them in order to achieve better score. Besides, scoreboard locates at the bottom left and it displays how many baskets the users made, the number they shot and the time remained. The interface of this game is simple and   clear, which users can easily engage with the medium by themselves without any textual instruction given by the game. 

The scoreboard

The purpose of this game is mainly for entertainment and it tries to instruct users by demonstrating a form of shooting basketball. It indeed facilitates the users in case they are basketball beginners. The game is mainly in orange, brown and yellow colors, which is coordinate with the basketball court in real life and the graphics are well design, such as the spectator on the right-hand side and the entire basketball rim at the center of the game. The intended audiences and users are children and teenagers. They would be interested in the game since it provides immediate feedback to the users when they press the button. ActionScript embed in Flash and it supports the users in order to suit with whole process of the game. There is a button on the top-right hand corner, which allow users to recommend and comment on the game so as to improve the quality of it and provide feedbacks to the game manufacturer simultaneously. 

The aiming assistant

Another feature of the game is that the users could realize the percentage of their basketball scored in the game and there is a “play again” button at the end, which allows them to retry and achieve a better score rather than closing the game after playing it singly. To conclude, the basketball rally game in Flash suits for children and teenagers. It is easy to control and the interface is simple and understandable. Moreover, they can learn how to shoot a basketball in a simulated game.

The recommend button

The interface at the end of the game




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