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Introduction to Actionscript 3.0
By Craig Campbell
Running Time: 7 hours, 4 minutes
Overview
This video series is designed to introduce you to the latest version of Flash.s scripting language. ActionScript 3.0, although it may be a little more difficult to learn than its predecessor, is a major step forward in Flash development, running up to ten times faster than ActionScript 2.0. In this video series, Craig Campbell will teach you the basics of programming with ActionScript from a practical, hands-on point of view. You will learn how to use object-oriented ActionScript 3.0 to create interactive buttons, slideshows, video players, and simple games.
Detailed Video Descriptions
1 - Introduction (Running Time - 2:02)
In this video, Craig will discuss the main
differences between ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0. He'll also let you know
what to expect from this video series.
2 - The Actions Panel (Running Time - 11:07)
Since we'll be spending most of our
time dealing with ActionScript code, it's a good idea to learn how to
get around in the Actions panel. In this video, Craig gives you a
quick tour of the panel and its features.
3 - ActionScript Preferences (Running Time - 3:28)
Don't like the default font that
Flash uses to display your ActionScript code? Not a problem! In this
video, Craig will show you how to customize the font, font size, and
font color for your Actions Panel.
4 - Changing Object Properties (Running Time - 24:49)
In this video, Craig shows you
how to access and change an object's properties using ActionScript,
including the x and y coordinates of the object as well as the
object's transparency.
5 - Changing Object Dimensions (Running Time - 7:59)
This video continues the
discussion from the previous video about accessing and changing an
object's properties, but in this video Craig deals with properties
that affect an object's size and dimensions.
6 - Accessing Object Methods (Running Time - 7:21)
Movie Clips and Buttons all have
inherent methods that allow them to perform certain tasks. In this
video, Craig will show you how to access and use many of these
methods.
7 - Using Math (Running Time - 17:59)
In this video, Craig will walk you through the
basics of using math with ActionScript.
8 - Introduction to Variables (Running Time - 11:40)
Variables are nothing more than
storage locations for any information you might need to keep track of
throughout your code. In this video, Craig will demonstrate the basics
of creating, setting, and using variables in ActionScript.
9 - Introduction to Functions (Running Time - 16:04)
A function is a block of code
that runs only when you ask it to. In this video, Craig will teach you
the basics of creating your own functions in ActionScript.
10 - Events and Listeners (Running Time - 16:38)
You won't get very far in Flash
development before you find the need to set up a listener that will
listen for certain events. Buttons, for example, now require you to
set up explicit listeners to listen for MOUSE_OVER, MOUSE_OUT, and
CLICK events. Watch and learn as Craig shows you how.
11 - Events for Multiple Buttons (Running Time - 7:58)
In this video, Craig will
demonstrate how to reuse the functions we created for the last video
in order to trigger MOUSE_OVER and MOUSE_OUT events for multiple
buttons.
12 - Keyboard Events (Running Time - 4:30)
In this video, Craig continues his
discussion of events and event listeners by adding an event listener
to the stage that listens for users to press a key on their keyboard.
13 - The `if' Statement (Running Time - 16:26)
A conditional statement is a
statement that allows you to perform a block of code only if a certain
condition is true. The first conditional we're going to look at is the
`if' statement in ActionScript.
14 - The `switch' Statement (Running Time - 11:11)
The second type of conditional is
a `switch' statement, which allows you to examine several possible
cases for a condition, performing different code for each case. In
this video, you'll use the switch statement to examine which key the
user is pressing and then causing a character to move around on the
stage if the arrow keys are being pressed.
15 - Your Own Properties (Running Time - 15:51)
Sometimes you might find yourself
wishing you could make up your own properties for some of your movie
clips. Well, stop wishing, because you can. In fact, it's really easy.
In this video, Craig will show you how to assign your property to a
movie clip with a single line of code.
16 - Introduction to Arrays (Running Time - 9:40)
An array is basically a variable
that stores a list of related values. In this video, Craig will
explain the basics of arrays and demonstrate how to create and update
them in ActionScript.
17 - The `do' Loop (Running Time - 7:28)
A loop is a construct that allows you to
run a set of code numerous times. In this video, Craig will show you
how to loop code using the `do' and `while...do' loops.
18 - The `for' Loop (Running Time - 13:33)
In this video, Craig walks you through
the construction of a much more robust looping construct--the `for'
loop.
19 - Animating with ENTER_FRAME (Running Time - 16:29)
There are a few different
ways to animate using ActionScript 3.0. The first of these ways is by
calling on the ENTER_FRAME event to loop your code at the speed of
your Flash file's frame rate.
20 - Animating with Timers (Running Time - 6:54)
An ActionScript Timer allows you to
perform a set of actions over and over at a specified interval. In
this video, Craig will show you how to use a Timer for animation.
21 - Destination Animation (Running Time - 12:08)
So far we've looked at how to
animate something along the x and y coordinates, but we haven't looked
at specifying an end point for the animation. In this video, Craig
will demonstrate how to get your object to move to a specific point on
the stage.
22 - Interactive Animation (Running Time - 8:54)
Now that we can send our movie clip
to a specific point, Craig demonstrates how to make an interactive
animation where the user clicks anywhere on the stage, causing the
ball to animate to the point where the user clicked.
23 - The Tween Class (Running Time - 9:54)
You've created tweens visually before,
and now Craig is going to show you how to create Tweens using
ActionScript. This method is much more versatile than the previous two
methods of animating with code.
24 - The Easing Classes (Running Time - 11:01)
Easing allows you to control the rate
of movement within your Tweens. In this video, Craig explores the
different easing classes that are available to use with your
ActionScript Tweens.
25 - User Controlled Animation (Running Time - 15:18)
In this video, Craig will
teach you how to create a user-controlled character that animates
around the stage as the user presses the arrow keys.
26 - Object Oriented Programming (Running Time - 9:40)
Object Oriented Programming
(OOP) is a method of coding that focuses on objects that communicate
with each other. This method makes it easier to create functional,
reusable, modular code that's easy to read and update. In this video,
Craig illustrates the basics of OOP.
27 - Your First Class (Running Time - 21:38)
In this video, you'll learn how to
create an external class that links to a button symbol on your stage.
This way, you'll be able to add code for your button to an external
ActionScript file.
28 - Two Symbols for One Class (Running Time - 11:04)
One of the beautiful things
about object-oriented programming is the ease with which it allows you
to create reusable code. In this video, you'll experience this
firsthand as you learn how to create a second library symbol that
points to the same class that we created in the last video.
29 - Adding Objects to the Stage (Running Time - 16:31)
In this video, we'll work
with two separate ActionScript files as we learn how to add movie
clips to the stage using ActionScript code.
30 - Matching Game (Running Time - 6:29)
In this video, we'll begin the creation of
a drag and drop matching game using everything we've learned about
Object Oriented Programming with ActionScript. In this video, Craig
sets up the stage for the game.
31 - Drag and Drop (Running Time - 10:28)
In this video, we'll continue with our
Matching Game as we explore the startDrag() and stopDrag() methods,
which allow us to drag objects around on the stage.
32 - Detecting Collisions (Running Time - 15:23)
A collision occurs when two objects
are touching each other on the stage. In this video, you'll learn how
to detect collisions using ActionScript. This will allow us to test to
see if the movie clip we're dragging around is hovering over the right
picture.
33 - Responding to a Collision (Running Time - 11:44)
If the collision detection we
spoke about in the last video results in a match, then we want to
return the object we're dragging to its original position. In this
video, Craig will demonstrate how.
34 - Ending the Game (Running Time - 14:11)
We're pretty much finished with the
drag-drop game now, except that we need to let the user know that he
or she has won. In this video, Craig will show you how to keep score
so that you can tell when the user has won.
35 - Adding Sound (Running Time - 11:47)
In this video, Craig will demonstrate how
to add a "blip" sound to your drag-drop game that will play whenever
the user makes a match.
36 - Adding Video (Running Time - 17:17)
In this video, Craig will explain how to add
video to your Flash file using only ActionScript.
37 - Controlling Your Video (Running Time - 8:17)
Now that you've got a video
playing on the stage, you might want to allow your users to stop the
video and resume play if they need to. In this video, Craig will show
you how to add pause and resume functionality to your video.
38 - Conclusion (Running Time - 1:24)
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