Cameras in Flash

The purpose of this tutorial is to show an alternative to representing 3D environments in Flash by creating a camera to view it through.

Vectors

Vectors are extremely useful mathematical tools. Learn how to define vectors and add, subtract, and scale them, as well as vector operations like the dot product, cross product, and projection.

Extending Prototypes of Built-in Objects

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a genetic engineer? With a little prototype-extension know-how, you can become a virtual Dr. Frankenstein. Learn how to add your own methods to Flash's built-in objects in this tutorial.

Undocumented AS Commands

There are many undocumented commands that have been discovered in Flash 5. Some of the most mysterious ones begin with "AS". Find out what they are, how they work, and which ones will be around in Flash 6.

Introduction to FLEM: Using System Events

FLEM is a simple, but powerful object-oriented system for Flash. This tutorial will show you how to handle system events such as enterFrame and mouseDown with FLEM, creating a scripted glide animation.

Sound Object Part I

This article shows us dynamic control of sound during runtime. In other words, we can now dynamically adjust the volume and pan of a sound not to mention being able to start and stop sound in sync with programmatic events.

Sound Object Part II

There has been a considerable amount of confusion surrounding the programmatic use of multiple sounds in Flash5. This article will shed a little more light on controlling multiple sounds effectively in Flash5.

The Actionscript Date Object

What time is it? It's a simple enough question, but the answer is more complex than you might think. This tutorial serves as an introduction to the Flash5 Actionscript Date object.

XML and Flash5

The last article, 'Introduction to XML' introduced you to XML. This article dives deeper into using Flash5 and XML.

Introduction to XML

XML is quickly spreading through the web and it's among the new technologies supported by Flash5. Here is an Introduction to XML to help get you started.

Flash5 Custom Cursors

With Flash5, you gain the ability to create custom cursors. With a tiny amount of code, you can replace the system's arrows, hands, and I-bars with whatever you choose.

Animation Through Actionscript (1 of 3)

Sometimes there are benefits to getting in there and using code to generate our animations for us. Actionscript driven animation is fundamental to Flash games, funky text effects and dynamic animations.