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Papervision3D Part 2: Features

Posted on July 25, 2008

This is part 2 of a 4 part series outlining 3D in Flash by dissecting the open source Papervision3D library. Before getting deep into features let me first make a few points about using Papervision3D. The Papervision3d source SVN location … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, AS3, Flash, Programming | 11 Comments

Papervision3D Part 1: Introduction

Posted on July 18, 2008

I have many friends asking me for more information on Papervision 3D. Usually, they’re just genuinely interested in learning about it and also how they can use it. These friends are bright people, but generally unfamiliar with the topic of … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, AS3, Flash, Programming | 11 Comments

Actionscript 3 performance tuning review

Posted on July 9, 2008

After late-night conversations amongst coworkers and friends over beers, I’ve discovered that many flash developers remain unfamiliar with AVM2′s inter workings. A while ago, I found a couple documents which have benefited me greatly in understanding AVM2 and AS3: Actionscript … Continue reading →

Posted in AIR, Architecture, AS3, Flash, Flex, Programming | 6 Comments

Flash Site Experience Profile

Posted on June 2, 2008

This is essentially the second part to my last post. This time however, I’m concentrating on the user experience of the same campaign site (www.starbuckscoffeeathome.com) based on tracking data. I’ve used a custom-built statistics class which helped me to derive … Continue reading →

Posted in AS3, Flash, Programming | 2 Comments

Code Documentation

Posted on May 24, 2008

I recently finished a campaign site for Starbucks in order to promote the Starbucks brand of coffee available in grocery stores. The address is www.starbuckscoffeeathome.com. It was a very pleasant project to work on, but it was also quite fast … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, AS3, Flash | 7 Comments