Updates Facebook requires the use of OAUTH2.0 nowadays. Some of the changes required are: session is now called authResponse. getSession is replaced with getAuthResponse. perms is now called scope. The zip file (as3-open-graph-example-basic.zip) linked below includes these changes (there are changes in .as, .html files and in the first frame of the example .FLA). Please […]

Flash Gaming Summit returns in February 27 to San Francisco.   If you plan to attend or nominate, you can register on the event site http://www.flashgamingsummit.com/. This yearly summit is organized by MochiMedia.

Using modules enhances scalability (i.e.: your application code does not have to reside in one swf, which quite possibly will grow very large as features are being added).  In this tutorial, we explores how to create and load a Module in a Flex Builder Action Script project. Create an Example Project Create a new Action […]

Adobe Flash

So this is an old news, but I installed Froyo on a Nexus One phone and here are the two changes I noticed: Sleeker home screen.  There are now three peranent icons on the bottom of the screen, Phone shortct, Applications shortcut, Browser shortcut.  The Application screen seems to have longer trails (the perspective icons […]

Using FileReference, you can allow user to upload files from their computer to be used. This can be useful in applications such as photo processing applications, image manipulation applications, etc. For more information, see: https://www.permadi.com/blog/2009/05/actionscript-3-using-file-reference-to-load-local-swf/ Here’s the general outline of the steps required to load a file from user’s computer. Note that these steps require […]

Adobe Flash

Here are two easy to produce effects (although could be processor heavy) and simple animations that anyone can create easily in Flash on the timeline or in the code. These effects can be applied using Flash CS3 and above. Evaporate Effect This can be simulated using the Blur filter combined with Alpha tweening.  The key […]