DIY Gamer Flicker Book
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DIY Gamer Flicker Book
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Fed up with staring at a screen. Go analogue and make your own paper DIY Gamer Flicker book. Draw your animation image by image on the downloadable template, and get colouring. The DIY Gamer only has a one colour screen, but with the paper version, you can have as many colours as you like. Go crazy, you can can even do it in a field with no wifi or electricity. Get your head around that one...
You Will Need:
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The DIY Gamer
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A DIY Gamer has a screen that is 8 x 8, that is only 64 squares to light. It is designed like this so it is easier to program. Our flicker book version is exactly the same, with an 8 x 8 screen to colour in image.
Think of an Idea
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You could animate a flower growing, or a jumping alien. We have even seen someone animate a 3D bear’s head spinning. You could also go abstract and animate lines, patterns and colours.You have the freedom to choose, no two animations are ever the same.
Get Colouring
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Get colouring. The first image is the first frame of your animation. Colour as many frames as you like.
Cut
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Cut them out along the dotted lines.
Place in Order
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Place them in sequence in a pile. There are numbers in bottom left corner to help you keep them in the right order
Staple
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When you are happy, staple on the bottom edge.
Get Flicking
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The faster you flick the quicker the animation.
These flicker books get better with use as the pages start to curls, helping the flick action.
Happy animating.