Flash Filters: BLUR, EMBOSS, DROP SHADOW, etc

Here is a useful and simple starting point in getting Flash Movie Clip filters to work:

http://www.republicofcode.com/tutorials/flash/as3filters/

Here is a sample file:
http://pages.uoregon.edu/park/378/BLUR.fla

Final Project - Game and Data Collection Tropes

Consider, tweak, bend, break and/or show awareness of these ideas in thinking of your final project:

GAME OBJECTIVES

-       timing

-       speed vs accuracy

-       collision detection/avoidance

-       resource collection

-       rts (tower defense)

-       avoidance/timing (space invaders)

-       physics – causality, distance

-       puzzle – spatial or logic

-       eye candy

-       accumulation / reward system

-       diversity of options

-       reverse engineering / mystery

-       music / sounds / creating content

DATA COLLECTION

-       images

-       news / RSS

-       text language

-       diversity of options

-       music / sound / assets

-       youtube rss

-       judge importance / hits

-       statistics (death/birth, stocks, government resources)

-       Historical Data

-       Open data

WATCH THESE

Some top notch work to to explore, filter through and learn from.

Interactive Projections: (Anthony Broom)
http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/15-amazing-interactive-installations.html

Robert Dubois' links:

#1. http://www.made-in-space.com

#2. http://www.new.gabrieleperici.com/#/gallery/

#3. http://www.gunsnicolas.be/#/Photos/

#4. http://silver-badge.com/#/home/

#5. http://pixelperfect-photo.com/#/home/

Cheat Sheet - EVENTS

Here are some common EVENTs to use in AS3:


MouseEvents:

CLICK :Used to detect mouse clicks.

DOUBLE_CLICK: Used to detect double clicks.

MOUSE_DOWN :Checks when mouse is pressed down.

MOUSE_LEAVE : Monitors when the mouse leaves the stage.

MOUSE_MOVE :Monitors when the mouse moves.

MOUSE_OUT : Monitors when the mouse moves out of the attached to object of the event.

MOUSE_OVER : Monitors when the mouse moves over the attached to object of the event.

MOUSE_UP :Monitors when the mouse moves up the attached to object of the event from a click.

MOUSE_WHEEL : Monitors when the mouse wheel moves, detect the positive or negative delta property for distance and direction moved.

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Example Usage:

import flash.events.MouseEvent;

example_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, yourFunction);

function yourFunction(evt:MouseEvent){
    // Things Happen Here
   }

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Events:

ENTER_FRAME :Executes a function on EVERY FRAME at framerate.

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Example Usage:

import flash.events.Event;

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, yourFunction);

function yourFunction(evt:Event){
    // Things Happen Here
   }

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KeyboardEvents:

KEY_DOWN :Executes a function when ANY keyboard key goes down.
KEY_UP :Executes a function when ANY keyboard comes up after being hit.

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Example Usage:

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, onKeyPressed);
 

function onKeyPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void {
    switch (evt.keyCode)  // The "SWITCH CASE" statements 

                          //are a form of "If Then"
    {
        case Keyboard.ENTER :
            trace("Enter Key Hit!");
            break;
        case Keyboard.LEFT :
            trace("Left Key Hit!");
            break;
        case Keyboard.RIGHT :
            trace("Right Key Hit!");
            break;
        case Keyboard.UP :
            trace("UP Key Hit!");
            break;
        case Keyboard.DOWN :
            trace("DOWN Key Hit!");
            break;
        case 65:
            trace("A has been hit!");
            break;
        default :
            trace("keyCode:", evt.keyCode);
    }
}

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In Class: split() and some very dynamic text

Class: November 4th, 2010
We will be exploring a couple more ideas before forging ahead into projects:
• using split() to put text into arrays quickly
• Exporting custom classes
• MOUSE_MOVE tied into rotation and rotationX
• getChildAt and addChild (finding children you added)
• numChildren to see how many kids an MC has

And surely we will reiterate and reinforce some ideas earlier discussed in class.

XML and RSS Feed Beautification

Prior to class on Thursday (11.4.10), please post your RSS feed examples here. Due to security issues, the RSS feed file may not work once you post them to your online account. That's OK, just post your SWF or FLA file URL and your peers can download, then run from LOCAL machines.

As usual, please post your assignments as a "comment".
Thanks!
John Park

Export Class Examples

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