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600-Player Pong at FITC San Francisco
21 Jul 2010by moock
on tuesday august 17 at fitc san francisco, i'll be unveiling MegaPong, a realtime, massively multiplayer version of the classic video-game, Pong. the expected audience of 600 will be split into two 300-person teams. players will use their cell phones as game controllers to collectively control thei... continues
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Union Free 1000-User Licence Announced
28 May 2010by moock
we recently announced a free 1000-user licence for Union. also, this week, we posted an online multiplayer pong game tutorial and a multiuser fridge magnets tutorial. happy (multiuser) coding!...
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Adobe Flash Professional CS5 – It’s Solid
12 Apr 2010by Robert M. Hall, II
The entire Adobe Creative Suite 5 family of applications was officially announced today. I am proud to say that I did my part to make sure that Flash Professional CS5 is a solid release. Congratulations to all the teams at Adobe, especially the Flash IDE, Flash Player, Flex Framework and Flash Build... continues
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Flash Builder 4 Now Shipping
27 Mar 2010by moock
Earlier this week, Adobe released Flash Builder 4, the successor to Flex Builder 3. The new version includes a ground-up overhaul of the Flex SDK component set and significant enhancements to both the ActionScript development environment and the MXML design environment. Anyone using Flex Builder 3 t... continues
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ActionScript 3.0 Bootcamp: Hands-on OOP workshop May 7/8, 2010
23 Feb 2010by moock
On May 7/8 I'm doing a hands-on workshop on the fundamentals of object-oriented programming ("OOP") in ActionScript 3.0. The course covers all OOP basics, including: Classes, objects, and packages Methods and variables Inheritance Encapsulation Datatypes and error handling Garbage collection and mem... continues
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Help Improve Flash 10.1 and AIR 2.0 – Get Involved
8 Feb 2010by Robert M. Hall, II
A quick preface to this entries core message about getting involved to help improve the quality of the next releases of the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and AIR 2.0: Adobe’s Flash Player has been getting a lot of press lately. Mainly in regards to HTML5, the Apple iPad (and its closed garden), ... continues
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bloom
1 Dec 2009by moock
bloom...
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hype is nice
30 Nov 2009by moock
i recently sat in on one of joshua davis's workshops in toronto and had a good look at hype--an ActionScript 3.0 class library for creating scripted motion graphics. simply put, hype is nice. joshua and branden hall (hype's creators) have done a great job wrapping powerful and complex features in an... continues
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MegaPhone and Union presentations now online
14 Oct 2009by moock
Learn about Union (a platform for building multiuser applications) and MegaPhone (a hosted service for developing multiuser big-screen games you control with your phone) in these two recently posted presentations: Multiuser Adventures at FITC >> http://www.fitc.ca/media/?video=Your_phone_is_your_con... continues
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Publish Flash ActionScript 3 Apps to the Apple iPhone!
5 Oct 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
Awesome news just in via the Adobe MAX Keynote today: Applications for iPhone via Flash CS5 Professional: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/appsfor_iphone/ Developing for the Apple iPhone using Flash: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/abansod_iphone.html Public Beta of Flash CS5 Profe... continues
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Natzke Colors of Nature in Toronto
1 Oct 2009by moock
last saturday erik natzke opened Colors of Nature, a solo show in toronto's function 13 gallery, run by fitc. while i've always been a fan of erik's experiments, and i love seeing his work running live on huge digital screens, prior to last saturday, i had never actually seen any of his paper prints... continues
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Flash CS5/Flash Builder 4 Integration Preview with Richard Galvan
27 Sep 2009by moock
Last week at Flash on the Beach 2009 in Brighton, England, Flash authoring product manager Richard Galvan demonstrated some of the improved integration planned for Flash CS5 and Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder). Like most of the ActionScript developer community, I've been waiting for better i... continues
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Flash Camp Philadelphia Event Site is Live!
11 Sep 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
The event site for Flash Camp Philadelphia, November 7, 2009 is now live – check it out: http://flashcamp.pfpaug.org/ Keep an eye on the site and on our twitter account: @flashcampphilly for more news and updates! Download an MP3 Podcast of this Entry (glossolalia_mp3.php?id=623)
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Flash Camp Philadelphia – It’s Coming: November 7th, 2009
4 Sep 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
That’s right Flash Camp Philadelphia, November 7, 2009 – It’s coming! More info and event site to launch next week. Stay tuned – it’s gonna rock! Download an MP3 Podcast of this Entry (glossolalia_mp3.php?id=615)
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speaking at fitc mobile
8 Jul 2009by moock
fitc mobile in toronto is only two months away (september 13-14, 2009). i'll be there showing how to use the MegaPhone platform to build phone-controlled multiuser games that run on big public screens (like the ones in times square, sports stadiums, restaurant chains, airports, etc)....
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Macworld UK Awards a Client Project I Worked On Best iPhone/iPod Touch Applic...
19 Jun 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
It was quite a surprise, and serendipitous to say the least, that I was sitting in the middle of a local Philadelphia Cocoaheads group meeting last night when I received an unexpected email from one of my favorite clients Wolfgangs Vault. The email indicated that we had just won Macworld UK̵... continues
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Excited for Flash On Tap in Boston
20 May 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
Save for the exception of Adobe MAX,which I haven’t missed since 2004 and looks to be great again in 2009, I have not been hitting nearly as many conferences for a couple years now. Plenty of local events in the PA, NJ, NY area, but more often than not, I’ve chosen to stay close [...... continues
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Get Gaming!
7 May 2009We've just uploaded a sample chapter and full table of contents for the forthcoming Foundation Game Design with Flash.
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Twoonday Discount
24 Apr 2009Today is Twitter Cartoon Day 2. To celebrate, we're offering 25% off the eBook edition of Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation. Just use the code 'TWOONDAY' when you come to checkout, but be speedy (Gonzalez?)—the deal's only good for today. Get cartooning for just $20.99!
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Cans, Beaches, Taps, and Lakes
20 Apr 2009Flash conferences have previously been found 'in the Can', and also 'on the Beach'. We've got one coming up 'on Tap', and now one can also be found 'at the Lake', thanks to the Swiss Flash User Group.
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Kevin Lynch’s Web 2.0 Keynote / Flash Catalyst Demo
3 Apr 2009by mikechambers
Here is Kevin Lynch’s Keynote from the Web 2.0 conference where he shows how to build a full application using Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, Flex Builder, Flex and the Facebook ActionScript 3 API.
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Rich Runtime Install Sizes Matrix
30 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have put together a table which lists a number of browser based rich client runtimes and their install sizes along with which platforms they are available on and supported. The runtimes covered include: Adobe Flash Player 10 Silverlight 2 Silverlight 3 beta JavaFX 1.1.1 I have obtained the infor... continues
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Halo 3 iPhone Application : Timetrocity
11 Mar 2009by mikechambers
Not Flash related, but I wanted to make a quick post and point out a new Halo 3 related iPhone application I have created. It is called Timetrocity and is basically a weapon and item respawn timer for Halo 3. You can find more information about it here. And yes, I am looking to create a [...]
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Monitoring File Changes in Adobe AIR
11 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have just uploaded a new class to the as3corelib library that makes it easy to monitor files for changes. The class is called FileMonitor, and is in the com.adobe.air.filesystem package. Here is a simple example of it in use: import com.adobe.air.filesystem.FileMonitor; import flash.filesystem.F... continues
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Modifications to WP-Syntax for better ActionScript Code Highlighting Function...
10 Mar 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
I finally got around to implementing a decent Syntax highlighter for code on my site. I looked at a number of different projects, and none of them had exactly all the features I wanted, so I went with WP-Syntax by Ryan McGeary available here: http://ryan.mcgeary.org/wp-syntax/ which in turn is base... continues
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Scripting with ActionScript 3 and Flash CS4
9 Mar 2009by mikechambers
I have just uploaded my slides from my FlashCamp London presentation on migrating from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 using Flash Authoring. You can view and download the slides from here.
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Flash MouseWheel Implementations for Mac OS X
6 Mar 2009by Robert M. Hall, II
I ran across a recent entry about MouseWheel events on Mac OS X and Flash by Christian Cantrell and realized there were at least 4 cool implementations that I was aware of. Thought I would list them out here, including a modification I made to one that I have been using and has been around [...]
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Error: Error #2037: Functions called in incorrect sequence, or earlier call w...
28 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am doing some work on writing FlexUnit test cases for the FileMonitor class which I have added to as3corelib. Once I wrote the test, I got the following error, which didnt make a lot of sense to me at first: [SWF] FileWatcher2.swf - 1,040,015 bytes after decompression Error: Error #2037: Functio... continues
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Monitoring System Volume changes with Adobe AIR
24 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am at FITC Amsterdam this week, where I had a talk on Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. One of the things I showed was how to get notifications when new volumes / drives are added / removed to a machine. This could be useful if for example, you application needs to know when a [...]
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FITC Amsterdam / FlashCamp London
10 Feb 2009by mikechambers
I am heading to Europe in a little over a week for a couple of conferences. First up is FITC Amsterdam (sold out) where I will be helping Serge and Lee out with the keynote, and doing a session on Advanced Desktop Development with Adobe AIR. After Amsterdam, Serge, Lee and I will be heading [...]
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AIR Bug : AIR Install dialog is displayed in wrong language
5 Feb 2009by mikechambers
There is a known issue with the Adobe AIR 1.5 install on Mac where in certain circumstances the install dialog will appear in the wrong language (usually Japanese or Chinese). If you run into this, here are the steps to work around it: Go to System Preferences Select International Make some changes... continues
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Suggestions for ActionScript 3 Migration Cookbook?
4 Feb 2009by mikechambers
As part of some of my recent work and research into ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 migration, I am working on an AS2 to AS3 migration reference cookbook. The core of the reference is the cookbook section which shows how to do commons tasks in ActionScript 2 and then ActionScript 3. The reference i... continues
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Adobe RIAthon’08 - XLabz wins 1st Prize & Audience Choice Award
22 Jan 2009
I am glad to let you all know that my new found company XLabz won the 1st Prize & “Audience Choice Award” in the Adobe RIAthon event, for the best RIA application build using the Flash Player Platform. Adobe RIAthon is a Nation wide event held by Adobe in India. Our application FlexStats... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
A Problem and Solution for FLV Metadata Injectors and the Maximum Duration of...
29 Aug 2008by Robert M. Hall, II
I’ve been working a great deal on Flash video related projects the past several years, and just this week I ran across and solved a puzzling issue for a client where the duration value being injected into a very large .flv file kept coming up far short of its real world value. I talked it [...... continues
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Now Read and Write local files directly from Flash Player 10
21 Aug 2008
This is so wonderful !!! This has probably been the most requested feature since the day I started working with Flash. Of course, there are certain restrictions in the way files can be read and written to, but those limitations are definitely something which one can live with for such a nice feat... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Flex 4 Now Available for download
19 Aug 2008
  Flex 4 code named Gumbo is now available for download in Adobe Open Source site here: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Download+Flex+4via [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Cascading click events to nested buttons in Flash 8
28 Jun 2008Technorati Tags: Flash,ActionScript,Nested Buttons,Solutions I am just putting these as notes to myself and for people who are looking for solutions. I spend a lot of time figuring out the this and thought this might help someone else as well. Please note that this may not be the best solution to ... continues
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Exclusive Career Portal for RIA Jobs in Flash/Flex/AIR
20 Jun 2008There has always been a need for a career portal which focused just on the niche Adobe RIA technologies – Flash, Flex, AIR, LifeCycle, BlazeDS whatever. Every now and then people keep asking me where to look for jobs in Flash & Flex and though, certain Flash and Flex User groups on Google and Yah... continues
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Mozilla Prism - A blurred vision?
26 Oct 2007
There has been quite a few posts on Prism on many blogs and some comparing it against AIR and Silverlight. Thought will give it a shot to see what this new hype is about and to me it looks more to like an application that allows you to create a shortcut to a webpage on your desktop (the only diffe... continuesvia [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Create rich interfaces with Microsoft Silverlight
17 Oct 2007Well, if you thought I am going to be advocate the use of Silverlight by this post then you are wrong. This post is with reference to this article which I read in ZDNet India today morning. Tony Patton, the author of this article starts it this way - "Web developers often frown on the use of tec... continues
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[OT] - 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy
7 Sep 2007One of my contact is looking for a 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy (preferably in India but not a mandate). Here is the JD, if anyone is interested mail their CV to kp [at] lastashero [.] com 3D Flash Designer/Programmer with experience in Papervision or Sandy
Th... continues
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ActionScript 3.0 - Display Object Primer - Tutorial
25 Jun 2007After a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly long time if found some free time to post a new tutorial in the tutorial section of the site. When I analyze the Google Analytics report of my site I find that even though I have not been actively posting for a while I still have a lot of people who be... continues
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Apollo Alpha on Labs now !!!
19 Mar 2007
The long awaited public alpha of Adobe Apollo is out in the labs. Go grab you copy here: http://www.adobe.com/go/apollo
You can find a lot of useful information in the Wiki.via [Last ActionScript Hero - Blog - Flash & Related Technologies]
Creator of FXT coming to Boston August 23rd
21 Aug 2006by Sam Robbins
Ted Patrick will be presenting at the next BFPUG meeting on August 23rd. Ted will be giving us a presentation on Flex 2 and I'm sure it won't be one to miss. We will also be celebrating the 10th anniversary of Flash at the same meeting. It's going to be a really fun night and [...]
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BFPUG - Boston Flash Platform User Group
2 Dec 2005by Sam Robbins
Well after thinking and talking for about a month with other Flash devs in Boston the Boston Flash Platform User Group is born. We started this since the current MMBUG group dones't seem to have a strong focus on the Flash Platform and it's ever growing list of technologies. We also don't want to ju... continues
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New Blog
6 Jun 2005by aemkei
So I started another blog. All Flash and design related topics will now be served to you via my new agency's blog at sumaato.net/. For funky stuff, trash and visual overflow the Mizu Blog is still the best choice. See you there...
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FrameDrops - A GeoBased Video Moblog in Flash
15 Apr 2005by aemkei
FrameDrops is an interactive web interface for mobile video blogs, where you can follow a person's way through time and space. Two steps further than old style homepages and a mixture of upcoming moblogs, rich media websites, and location based services. By reducing complex steps to a minimum, it ma... continues
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The Healthy Alternative to Browser Text
12 Feb 2005by aemkei
Mike Davidson has a solution for anti-aliased text in your browser in any font you like: sIRF! I didn't get why it is call sIRF, but it look great! Finaly the is a way to fight Arial and Times New Roman (at least for headings ;) ... sIFR 2.0 RC 3 is Here ... sIRF Sample Page
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FotoBuzz
12 Feb 2005by aemkei
2Entwine , the creators of the flashy news and chat mod Gush also did a nice viewlet called FotoBuzz some while ago. FotoBuzz lets you annotate your digital images and share the stories in your pictures. ... http://www.fotobuzz.org/
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Another skin How To
12 Feb 2005by aemkei
Colin Moock put up an intro to v2 component skinnig on his blog. Well structured and worth to check out: ... http://www.moock.org/blog/archives/000155.html
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