Interaction Tracker

 

Settings	Descriptions
Accidental interaction time	The number of seconds to wait before registering a intentional interaction.
Register accidental interaction with an event	Fires an event every time the user accidentally interacts with the creative. You must manually assign the event description in the links and descriptions layer of the FLA.
Interaction time and accidental interaction	This option tracks both the amount of time spent interacting with the creative as well as firing the accidental interactions as defined above.
Accidental interaction	Selecting this option will track only the accidental interactions made by the user.

The component sets a boolean variable ‘_root.bIsAccidental' to true (if the interaction is within the 'Accidental interaction time'), or false and fires the function‘_root.interactionStarted()’when the 'Accidental interaction time' has past.

function interactionStarted():Void{
	// Place the code here...
}

Broadcast Events

The Interaction Tracker broadcasts two events to a _root level function called MRM_component_events.

Event Type	Description
onIntentionalInteraction	Fires when the interaction is intentional
onAccidentalInteraction	Fires when the interaction is accidental

 

To setup the timeline function you can use the action hints panel and select MRM_component_events

 

 

function MRM_component_events(evtObj:Object)
{
	if(evtObj.type == "onIntentionalInteraction")
	{
		trace("The interaction was intentional");
	}
}

 

• Open the general template from the 'Microsoft Rich Media' templates folder (Ctrl+N > Templates> Microsoft Rich Media' ) and save in your working directory.
• Create a new layer and drag the component from the components list (Ctrl+F7) to the stage. (show details)
  Interaction Tracker v 2.0.2

  
• With the component still selected run the 'Microsoft Rich Media  - Interaction Tracker' command from the 'Commands' menu. (show details)

Interaction Tracker v 2.0.2

Interaction Tracker v 2.0.2

The command script reposition's the component to a new layer called Interaction Tracker and amends / writes the mouseRolledOff(); function. Two lines of code are added as shown below.

  
	//Interaction Tracker

	//Interaction tracking functionality has been added

	function mouseRolledOff()
	{
 		_level0.conduit.banner(); //method added by Interaction Tracker

 		InteractionTracker.check(); //method added by Interaction Tracker

	}

If you want to track accidental interactions only in the Media Console

If you want to track the interaction time only in the Media Console

If you wish to track both the interaction time and the accidental interaction time in the Media Console