August 18, 2008
August 11, 2008
Using XML in Flash
gotoAndLearn Video Tutorial on AS3 & XML (link)
Example files from the tutorial (link)
Example files from the book Learning Actionscript 3 (link)
Wikipedia entry on XML (link)
W3 tutorial on XML (link)
Going Further: Using External Libraries
List of APIs from Adobe (link)
Google Maps (examples) (link)
AS 3 Flickr API (link)
Papervision (link) installing (link)
August 6, 2008
Loading External Data
Loading External Data ( Example Files)
Quiz! (link)
August 4, 2008
BitmapData
Book examples (link)
Class Files (link)
Bitmap caching
The BitmapData Class
Blend modes
Bitmap filters.
Color Changes
Image Encoding
Moock (link)
GotoAndLearn: BitmapData (link)
Examples
Lava Lamp
Particles
Visual Effects
Blur/Fade
Collision Detection
July 30, 2008
July 28, 2008
Class 9: Video, Drawing API
July 21, 2008
July 14, 2008
Class 5: Arrays & Objects
We will be working with arrays, collision detection + object.
Download file
Sketch #2: Sceensaver
Sketch: Screensaver (ambient animation)
Create a code-based "screensaver" type sketch where you control the properties of movieClips over time to make an endless, cycling animation.
Amelia Lepak
Amanda Athanasiou
Daniel Gonyea
Adam Cooperman
Michael Ariel
Adrian Wisernig
Steve Klebanoff
Lincoln Bryant
Jeremy Lach
Derrick Henry
Feras Iskanderani
Rachel Mercer
July 9, 2008
Quake C-Code running in the flash plugin
Quake C-Code running in the flash plugin
See the vid until the very end:
http://blip.tv/file/408241/
Then read more about it:
http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=1095
July 8, 2008
Scrolling Panorama
A simple but fun animation technique using the basic code we looked at yesterday is the endless scrolling panorama. With a bit of additional code you can also do parallax scrolling - a technique that has been used in many video games.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallax_scrolling
Flash tutorial:
http://www.pixelhivedesign.com/tutorials/Endless+Scrolling+Background/
(that is in Actionscript 2 - so the syntax is different from Actionscript 3 - but the concepts still apply)
July 7, 2008
July 2, 2008
Class 2
Programming Pong
Human Pong @ YouTube
The Story of PONG
Analyze this: Faux Pong
Class Notes (file)
Flash Tutorials (link)