The Spike Ranch

Just launched a rush job website for Masterminds tonight. www.pinktheplay.com Flash, CSS, html and js.

I wanted to get my hands into some papervision3D again last night for a.) To get familiar with it. and b.) To do something fun besides this never ending project at work. So I created this example that flips a panel around using a ScrollPane within the front pane. This sample also implements a drop shadow so you can see how that works.
Continue reading ‘Another panel flip with ScrollPane example in PV3D’

One of my first projects at Masterminds was to build the new Upstate PA website. It’s built entirely in Flash AS3 using xml to store the content, this allows for easier updates when needed. I used SWFAddress to handle deep linking and to allow the use of the browser fwd/back buttons along with Google Analytics. The Google Analytics stats are working great and allow us to track every link coming out of the Flash site. I found some good resources online to ensure that my implementation of Google Analytics which can be found at the links below.
Edit: The original site that I built was removed in Jan. 2010. My version can be seen here.
GA for Flash Links:

http://www.zedia.net/2008/swfaddress-and-the-new-google-analytics-gajs/

http://evolve.reintroducing.com/2008/01/09/tips-n-tricks/using-google-analytics-in-your-flash-projects/

The new Arthur Altemose Architects website is live! This is an all AS3 project that I built using SWFAddress with hooks to Google Analytics. Asual.com really made the setup for analytics tracking easy.

I finally started to work with the Papervision3d classes this month and spent some time searching to for tips or tutorials to do what I wanted to do. I had some difficulty finding exactly what I wanted so I wanted to share my example incase others are looking to do this. Continue reading ‘Panel flip in Papervision3D’

So I haven’t posted in a while, for good reason, and this was going to be one of my resolutions for 2009  (to post more). I accepted a job offer from Masterminds Advertising two weeks ago and am really happy for the opportunity, I work with a great group of people. I can’t say enough about everyone I work with, I’m really happy to be where I am.

I started as a freelancer on an AS3 web site project for Upstate PA and have been busy trying to get it ready for launch. We had a soft launch yesterday (2-27) because the client placed an ad running on March 1st. The original deadline was March 13 so like a lot of ad agency projects, this one needed get rushed out the door. Please send some feedback as we work out the bugs and complete some additional items that will be added to the site in the near future.

I was psyched to see an email saying that my iLife ‘09 package shipped along with a tracking number for FedEx. iLife ‘09 is the latest version with some nice new bells and whistles included, I’m most concerned with instrument lessons in GarageBand.

So the package arrived today and I was really looking forward to this edition since it has lessons in it for piano or guitar, two instruments that I’ve been wanting to learn. I figured now that this in integrated into GarageBand I’ll make myself spend some time everyday to learn. I have a midi keyboard plugged into my computer so I’m all set to dive in… problem, GarageBand keeps crashing when I choose to start a lesson. Damn…balloon deflated that quickly. I’ve tried everything to get this working but nothing has worked. I guess we’ll have to wait on an update or dig the Apple support pages to see if anyone else has this same problem.

UPDATE 1-30-09:

Someone on the Apple Discussions board figured out that (his, mine and others) the issue was a font issue. Sure enough I had some system fonts turned off in FontBook and once I enabled them all was good.

A month or so ago I was eager to mess around with Bitmap manipulation to chop up an image. I put together the following example of where I left off with this project. Chop Image

The example chops an image up into 40 x 40 squares then animates each square off-stage. The source can be found on the page linked above.