Conquer the Universe With ActionScript 3.0 and the Flixel Game Engine: Part 1

Nov 20th in Games, Screencasts by Shane Johnson
3

The Flixel game engine is an opensource ActionScript 3.0 framework written by Adam Atomic. Its aim is to take the donkey work out of building AS3 games, leaving you with all the fun stuff and saving heaps of time!

In this, the first in a series of two screencasts, Shane Johnson takes you through the basics of Flixel, explaining how to build an awesome shoot ‘em up game from scratch.

Continue Reading

Journey to the Next Dimension With PV3D and Funny Glasses: Part 1

Nov 18th in 3D by Michael Williams
11

To tie in with our Papervision3D Essentials giveaway, today’s tutorial also features a PV3D theme.

This two-part tutorial will show you how to get started with the Papervision3D engine, then how to make your creation jump out of the screen using an anaglyph effect in combination with 3D spectacles.

Continue Reading

Treat Your Viewers to a Full Screen HD Video Experience

Nov 16th in Video by Tom Green
20

In this beginner to intermediate tutorial I’m going to show you how to play HD video without the inevitable blurring that occurs when the video is enlarged.

The reason for this is that I’m getting a bit tired of visiting YouTube or other sites that present HD video with a full screen option only to discover, when I click the Full Screen button, that I suddenly need the prescription for my glasses changed.

The issue is not the video but how the Flash Player handles the process of going full screen. Let’s find out how to do things properly..

Continue Reading

Create a Comment Form with Flash, PHP, XML and MySQL

Nov 13th in ActionScript, Intermediate by Jeremy Green
20

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use Flash, PHP and MySQL together. We’ll build a simple comment form that takes entries and stores them in a database. We’ll use PHP to retrieve the entries and format the comments into XML form. Let’s get going!

Continue Reading

Create an iPhone Inspired Switch CheckBox Using Flash and ActionScript 3.0

Nov 11th in ActionScript by Carlos Yanez
30

A CheckBox is a graphical user interface element that permits the user to make one or multiple selections from a number of options.

In this tutorial, we’ll create a Switch checkbox inspired by the iPhone Graphical User Interface. Read on to find out how!

Continue Reading

Introduction to the HYPE ActionScript 3.0 Framework

Nov 9th in Workflow by Tom Green
17

In this tutorial I’m going to introduce you to HYPE, an ActionScript 3 framework released by Joshua Davis and Branden Hall on October 31, 2009.

The purpose of this introduction is not to get into the intricacies of the framework, but to walk you through a rather simple exercise designed to demonstrate some of the possibilities this Open Source project offers you.

Continue Reading

Code a Chaotic Composition Inspired by Joshua Davis

Nov 6th in ActionScript, Design by Bruno Crociquia
18

Ever wondered how design guru Joshua Davis makes those choatic images? I did. With his art as inspiration I grabbed a cup of coffee and set out to mimic his style. This tutorial is aimed at designers and flash beginners, and documents my process of achieving something similar to Joshua’s early compositions.

Continue Reading

Detect Intruders Using the Camera Object in Flash CS4

Detect Intruders Using the Camera Object in Flash CS4

Nov 2nd in Video by Tom Green
26

The rise of Flash Video and Web 2.0 over the past few years has also sparked an increase in the use of video as a communication tool. Along with this increased awareness there has also been a corresponding increase in the use of web cams that are either hard wired into the computer or sold as separate add ons.

In this tutorial I am going to show you, firstly, how to feed a web cam signal into Flash and, secondly, how to get in touch with your inner spy and use your web cam to detect intruders.

Continue Reading

Create a 3D Flickr Photo Gallery with Flex and Away3D

Oct 30th in Flex by Matthew Casperson
7

In this tut I’ll demonstrate how to build a dynamic photo gallery using the Flickr API. To add a little extra flair, we’ll harness the power of Away3D and display the photos in a 3D environment.

There’s plenty to discuss, so let’s get on with it!

Continue Reading

AS3 101:The Display List

Oct 28th in ActionScript, Novice by Dru Kepple
14

In this sixth installment of AS3 101, we’ll be studying topics related to the “Display List”, Flash’s rendering system. With a solid understanding of how to program the Display List, a whole world of dynamic possibilities open up. You will no longer be tied to static display structure that you create on the timeline in the IDE, but you can create and destroy MovieClips (and more) with code.

There is much to know, so we’d better get started. Our ultimate goal is a wall of clickable images (go and check out the demo). While simple, it introduces many Display List programming techniques.

Continue Reading

Page 1 of 1112345»...Last »