Flash CS3 ActionScript 3 Animation and Games

• Getting Started
• Introducing the New Display Hierarchy
• Working with Display Objects
• Making a Text Field Object
• Creating a New Container
• Using the Shape Class
• Adding Graphics to the Shape Object
• Creating an External Class
• Using the Sprite Class
• Working with the Movie Clip Class

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• Understanding Timeline Animation
• Using the enterFrame Event
• Controlling a Nested Movie Clip
• Using enterFrame with a Sprite
• Adding Limits to an Animation
• Animating the X, Y & Rotation Properties
• Creating Animation in a Class
• Completing the Class
• Adding Graphics to a Class
• Changing Speed Variables
• Changing a Sprite Class to a Movie Clip
• Setting Up Another Movie Clip

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• Introducing the Timer Class
• Creating a Running Timer
• Controlling a Running Timer
• Loading an External Bitmap
• Creating a Mini Slideshow
• Using a Timer to Animate
• Controlling the Animation with Buttons
• Controlling the Delay

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• Setting Up Buttons to Go from Black & White to Color
• Building Custom Buttons Using Movie Clips
• Add a gotoAndPlay Method to Move a Playhead
• Adding Frame Labels
• Setting Up Additional Buttons
• Adding a Click Event Handler
• Reusing Click Events
• Adding “If” Statements
• Setting Up a Function to Control Visible Properties
• Adding an “Else If” Statement
• Using Arrays
• Using a “For Loop” Structure
• Using Arrays to Set Up Thumb Clicks
• Using Arrays to Set Up Thumbnails
• Final Comments & Credits

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• Exploring the Document
• Structuring a Tween
• Introducing the Easing Class
• Setting Up Multiple Tweens
• Looping a Tween
• Using Tween Events
• Setting Up a TimerEvent
• Setting Up a showPhoto Function
• Setting Up the photoCounter
• Using the Transition Class

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• Setting Up the Moon Lander Animation
• Understanding Keyboard Response
• Programming Keyboard Response
• Adding Vertical Acceleration
• Adding Horizontal Movement
• Building the Crash Sequence
• Setting the Landing Sequence
• Setting Up Start & Replay Functions

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• Creating a Duck Class
• Using the Duck Class
• Set Up a Timer Animation to Make More Ducks
• Incorporating Additional Duck Graphics
• Adding the Duck-Hit Animation
• Replacing Cursor Graphics
• Setting Up the Score
• Tracking the Score with a Class
• Adding Sound Effects

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• Introducing the Game Layout
• Drawing the Game Pieces
• Positioning the Game Pieces
• Setting Up a Symbol Array
• Shuffling the Symbols
• Clicking the Spinners
• Distinguishing between Clicks
• Checking for a Match
• Setting Up the Score
• Controlling the Spinners with the Class
• Using Tweens for the Spinners
• Adding Sound Effects

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• Getting Started with Tile-Based Games
• Laying Out the Tiles
• Setting Up Tile Types
• Clicking the Tiles to Set the Types
• Adding the Pirate Icon
• Tracing the Location of the Pirate Icon
• Completing the Engine & Saving Level Data
• Building the Game Application
• Moving the Pirate Character
• Responding to Map Tiles
• Moving the Pirate in Different Directions
• Adding the Player Controls
• Player Control Functions
• Setting Up Trigger Tiles
• Final Comments & Credits

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