Came across a post by Wayne Marsh today, documenting the tools he uses to develop in Actionscript 3.0 without his wallet being set back by a dollar. And it is exactly the same as how I do it as well, with the long awaited release of FlashDevelop 3 looming.
So be sure to go over for a look at how you can start developing in Actionscript 3.0 for less than a penny.
The site for my work on AMFPHP and Wordpress Integration can now be found at
Darron Schall blogs about the AS3 Date() constructor, and very interesting parameters you can pass to the constructor to acheive different results!
Check it out Here!
So besides spending time with loved ones, I also experimented a bit with the perlinNoise() method, and the displacementMapFilter() class. Many thanks goes to betaruce for his great gradient technique tutorial which you can find here. Despite it being a Flash 8/AS2 tutorial, it is extremely easy to port over to AS3 (90% of the code is the same, with the rest being Migratory changes).
So now I can work on combining these effects with the computeSpectrum() method, and if I succeed, rest assured a tutorial will be in the works.
While we’re on that note, I have to design my tutorial site too… too much work, not enough motivation. Someone motivate me!!!
My good friend Joachim lent me some space on his server, and that is where I am currently hosting dLabs (dazzLabs), my AS3 Demo Showcase! Many Kudos to you mate!
I’ve added the link to my blogroll, and you can get a direct link here. I’ll be adding any future experiments I do to that site, but of course, this is where the interesting blogging is.
On a separate note, dLabs.blog hit a high of 39 hits yesterday! I was very thrilled! And in preparation for the official launch, I am currently preparing a Mini-Series entitled “AS3: What’s It to You?” so be sure to keep an eye out for that! In the meantime, lets hope I’ll hit 50 hits before the new year!
Lastly, Steven Schelter (who did the awesome Physics computeSpectrum() demo below) of Schelter Studios offered to exchange links. I’m most honoured to get noticed by him, so be sure to pay him a visit too.
Possibly the most creative demo for the computeSpectrum() I’ve seen so far. You’d think that the computeSpectrum() function doesn’t have much practical uses besides creating visualisations for sound, but its inspiring to see people think out of the box sometimes.