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With the arrival of Flash CS5.5 Computer Arts wanted me to create a tutorial showcasing some of the new features available for Flash on iOS devices. The result was to create an on the go mini journal application that you could ...Read More

wonderWall3

In this tutorial I show how to achieve the great Wonder Wall effect. To achieve this I cover a lot of 3D mesh creation and basic 3D texturing in Flash. I don't think the files are on the Computer Arts site yet ...Read More

motionDetection1

In this Computer Arts tutorial, I cover how to use your Webcam as a motion detection device and create a little table tennis 'keep the ball up game'. Once the files are on the Computer Arts website ill link through to ...Read More

gestures2

There might be a world of multi-touch devices and gestures out there, but it’s worth asking whether there’s anything we are missing or could be doing more with regarding the most commonly used single input devices that we have. In this ...Read More

musicDrawing4

Nowadays Flash users have the option of employing a huge array of frameworks that can be utilised in a variety of ways to create unusual effects and increase productivity. In this tutorial we will cover the setting up of a simple ...Read More

webcam1

This tutorial will see us displaying the data received through our webcam in a 3D form, via Flash 10’s 3D capabilities. We will explore simple 3D pixel representations of our webcam data, painting in 3D with the webcam and saving out ...Read More

ribbon9

Tutorial on creating organic moving ribbon effects in Flash Free-flowing ribbon effects have been given a fresh lease of life through ActionScript 3.0, enabling designers to create organic effects that react to user interaction and display as clear, crisp and bright ...Read More

computer arts flash iphone portfolio tutorial

Another tutorial for Computer Arts, this one was an idea pitched from myself. I thought it might be nice for a simple portfolio mechanism to be created for people out there to use, and what better way then to jump ...Read More

computer arts page flip tutorial

My second tutorial for Computer Arts, in this one i got asked to revive an old classic Flash page flip movie. Obviously there is a million and one of these out on the net, i was considering using some old free ...Read More

flash AS3 interface tutorial

My first and hopefully not my last tutorial for Computer Arts, I have been meaning to get around to doing some tutorials for ages, so back end of 2008 I just threw myself into it. This tutorial introduces the user to ...Read More