Written by Jim Kogelheide
June 10, 2004
London, Ontario

TO DATE THIS WEB SITE HAS THREE ANIMATIONS, TWO OF WHICH ARE FOUND IN THIS "WELCOME SECTION". THE FIRST ANIMI IS ENTITLED "THE WINK" AND YOU CAN FIND IT BY 'clicking' ON STIKS HEAD IN THE GRAPHIC WHERE STIK IS LEANING INTO A MAZE. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED, HAVING VIEWED THIS WEBSITE ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS USING DIFFERENT SPEEDS, IS THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO TEN SECONDS TO WAIT FOR A GRAPHIC TO APPEAR ON THE SCREEN. THIS MAKES VIEWING THE ANIMATIONS ALMOST PAINFUL. IN ORDER TO SPEED UP THE VIEWING OF THE ANIMATION FRAMES YOU MUST FIRST USE MY NAVIGATION BAR FOUND UNDERNEATH EACH GRAPHIC TO LOAD THE GRAPHICS INTO YOU COMPUTER. AFTERWARDS YOU CAN USE THE COMPUTERS 'FORWARD' AND 'BACK' BUTTONS (USUALLY FOUND IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN) TO SPEED UP THE PROGRESS OF MOVING FROM PAGE TO PAGE.

FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU 'click' ON THE "NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA" SECTION FROM THE MAIN MENU YOU WILL END UP ON THE FIRST OR TWELVE INTRODUCTION PAGES. AS YOU CONTINUE TO 'click' ON THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NAVIGATION BAR YOU WILL PROGRESS TO THE LAST FRAME OF THIS INTRO. AFTER ALL TWELVE PAGES HAVE BEEN LOADED IN TO YOUR COMPUTER, YOU CAN NOW 'click' ON THE 'BACK' BUTTON FOUND NEAR THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN, UNTIL YOU HAVE REVERSED TO THE FIRST FRAME.  NOW, POINT YOUR MOUSE TO THE 'FORWARD' BUTTON AND 'click', 'click', 'click' AWAY! YOU WILL NOTICE THAT EACH FRAME APPEARS VERY QUICKLY THUS BRINGING THE ANIMATION TO LIFE. HAVE FUN!!