again i want to beat on the flex drum and where people are pushing this great technology. the team at universal mind are demonstrating just what is possible when you combine a great idea with the right people…. Read the rest of this entry »
the future of flash, flex and all their friends
it seems that most of my time is spent trying to convince my colleagues that the word flash is not a dirty word. the first complaint i hear is about loader screens and horrible animations; and i agree, these are the bad spin-offs of what some people choose to use adobe products for. it is through demos such as the one included here… Read the rest of this entry »
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Apr
2009
Apr
2009
the unreal engine 3 features video…impressive
what better way to dream of where games are going than to see what the people at epic games are doing with the unreal 3 engine. It boasts control of some of the most popular games today. take a look at the video and the game bug will grow inside you.
later.
09
Apr
2009
Apr
2009
javascript and flash…do we have to?
i have had to come up with a solution for passing info between html pages the embedded swf files. i have never liked doing this, but I have not had to do it for a while. so, I went looking for a solution to help out. I found a quick tutorial that demonstrates this exact issue; or at least something that can be adapted to my needs. follow this link to the tutorial. later.
17
Mar
2009
Mar
2009
programmatic flex 3 skinning
i was looking for new ways to optimize my flex applications while not boring the hell out of myself while learning. so I decided to learn more about custom skinning and the various ways of accomplishing it. adobe tv has a great demonstration that can be found here.
06
Mar
2009
Mar
2009
loading external swf files in flash cs3
another tutorial that outlines the basic way to load external swf files into currently running ones. a very useful way to keep files sizes small and therefore load times are faster. follow this link to the load external swf file tutorial
01
Mar
2009
Mar
2009
creating a simple preloader flash cs3
just a short tutorials on how to use the standard library tools to include a preloader with your flash projects. every project needs a preloader, and this should be a good start in the right direction. get the preoloader creation tutorial
01
Mar
2009
Mar
2009
tutorials from the past…
i wanted to start a series of video tutorials on different subjects. the first three posts are tutorials I did last year as a test. the response was positive, so i now intend on making more available. the first is a Photoshop CS3 tutorial on creating fake 3d orbs.
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Feb
2009
Feb
2009