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March 25  |  Actionscript 3 + Tutorials + Video  |  37 comments

New Video Tutorial on Binary Socket Fundamentals

I just finished uploading a new tutorial to gotoAndLearn() which shows you the basics of using binary sockets in ActionScript 3. In the example I connect to POP3 mail server and use raw commands to retrieve messages. These techniques can be used to connect to a whole range of different servers such as FTP, IMAP, Telnet, etc. Socket programming can get extremely complex but the basics are nothing that any interactive designer can’t handle easily. Here is the POP3 command reference that I used in the tutorial.

Enjoy the tutorial!
Lee


March 21  |  3D + Actionscript 3 + Tutorials + Video  |  72 comments

New Video Tutorial on Papervision3D 2.0 Interactivity

I just uploaded a new tutorial to gotoAndLearn() that shows you how to use Papervision3D 2.0 to create an interactive cube like the one shown below. You use your mouse to spin the cube and clicking on one of the faces will launch the corresponding website. This is using the GreatWhite branch of Papervision3D so make sure you have the correct classes before trying it out.

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Have fun!
Lee


March 15  |  Conferences  |  5 comments

Coming to FITC Toronto in April?

I know I am. This will be the first time that I will be attending the original FITC conference in Toronto. The session that I am giving will be an updated version of the AIR Conditioning presentation that I will be doing on the European AIR tour. Luckily this time I am not opposite Jared Tarbell so I can actually see his presentation. The speaker list contains a who’s who of the Flash community with names such as Natzke, Davis, Moock, Skinner, etc. The conference takes place April 19th thru the 22nd at the Hilton Toronto. Hope to see you there!

Lee

March 12  |  Actionscript 3  |  3 comments

New Layers Magazine Article on Random Sound

Just got the March/April issue of Layers Magazine in the mail. I wrote a tutorial on using random number math to play random sounds in ActionScript 3. This will be very basic for regular readers of this blog but the article came out nice nonetheless. This issue also features “100 Blazing Hot Tips” for the Adobe Creative Suite. There are some nice Flash tips from Marcus Geduld in there for you too.

It should be on newsstands now or very soon. Hope you like it.

Lee


March 11  |  Conferences + Flash Forward  |  8 comments

FlashForward 2008 is Coming to San Francisco!

Yes that’s right, the original Flash conference is back and is set to take place August 20-22 in San Francisco. The conference is now being run by Beau Amber from Metalliq and I’m really excited that it will live on. Lynda has done an amazing job over the years and it is the conference that I credit for getting me so into Flash. Winning a Flash Forward festival award is still the highlight of my career.

Look for more details soon as they become available. I’m also happy that I don’t have to travel to attend!

Lee


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