Uploading your Flash Game
*You need your game and a thumbnail of your game. The thumbnail should be 200 pixels by 150 pixels.
*If you are uploading an updated version of the game, only upload the changes (make sure they are named differently from the original).
Log in with your student ID and password.
From the pages on the left, click on “Upload Files” under Student games.
Upload your game and thumbnail. (You need to upload them individually)
Go to the Games in Progress page and click on any game.
Click on Main, which is located right above the title.
At the top of the page, click on the button that says “post new entry”.
Type in the name of your game. After that, click on the Insert Code Block button.
Paste the following code in the box:
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<object codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="500" height="500" id="NameOfGame" align="middle"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.ottawatechstudents.com/storage/studentuploads/nameOfGame.swf" /><param value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#cccccc" /> <embed src=" http://www.ottawatechstudents.com/storage/studentuploads/nameOfGame.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#cccccc" width="500" height="500 name="NameOfGame" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /> </object><br> |
Make sure you change the values in red. You can also add a description for your game below the block. After you are done, click on Save & Close.
You should now see your game on the webpage. Click on the title, which will bring you to a new page with only your game on it. Once on this page, copy the URL.
Ex. http://www.ottawatechstudents.com/student-games/2010/7/8/my-game.html
Go to the Linking your game page to learn how to link your game to the ottawatechstudents website.