Learning actionscript in stages

Seeing as I've forgotten a lot and I knew quite little anyway in as3, I thought I'd aim for 'milestones' in terms of what I could be able to code, for example:

1. Simple mathematical for loop, perhaps a triangle number maker or Pythagoras triplet maker
2. Creating a movieclip with certain aesthetical aspects solely with code.
3. A bouncing ball with gravity.etc
4. A controllable bouncing ball with physics (keyboard keys)
... Huge gap of knowledge here...
15. Creating 3D maps

What would you say some of your milestones were?

At 2/2/09 03:56 AM, crushy wrote: Same :) Never had a closure from snow before...

we never have school closures, but pool is closed due to aids

At 2/2/09 07:16 AM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: It's all about Crab Football. Sport of motherfucking kings right there.

The first thing i thought of was people playing football in the crab position with legs pointing outward, and then someone running up and smashing the football into their nuts.
I laughed.

At 2/2/09 10:18 AM, crushy wrote: 1. Simple mathematical for loop, perhaps a triangle number maker or Pythagoras triplet maker

Try listing Hamming numbers after that too.

2. Creating a movieclip with certain aesthetical aspects solely with code.

That's just about getting numbers right.

3. A bouncing ball with gravity.etc
4. A controllable bouncing ball with physics (keyboard keys)
... Huge gap of knowledge here...
15. Creating 3D maps

I'd say since it's really a different age already you should instead learn how to plug together various engines instead of messing with balls hittests and how to organize code with OOP. Make a 3d racing engine draft instead of priding on a ball spazzing over brush strokes in an attempt of a platformer.

Snowsnowsnow

Got off school early. Off tommorow and looks like Wednesday too :P

At 2/2/09 11:09 AM, Saza wrote: Got off school early. Off tommorow and looks like Wednesday too :P

I'm pretty sure we'll get tommorow off, i hope anyway.

We only have minimal amounts of snow here, so no schools are closed. I go to "university college" though, I'm only there like 2-3 times a week and that's for lectures in database structure or web design.. So I think I'll live :)

Preston And Steve Morning Show

Philadelphia area only =)

Anyone in the Philadelphia listen to their morning show on WMMR? Oh my god, they are so hilarious. I crack up like every morning on my way to school listening to them. =)

Snow Day

I too had the day off (from work). Looks like the trains and tube with still be shut tomorrow which is another day off! Yay!

Also Robbie's come home. This looks like it could be a great week.

At 2/2/09 01:39 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: I too had the day off (from work). Looks like the trains and tube with still be shut tomorrow which is another day off! Yay!

"As a result of the weather and, in particular the weather forecast, the Vice-Chancellor is closing the University from 4.30 pm today and postponing evening classes."

Hmm :P

Also Robbie's come home. This looks like it could be a great week.

He was at Leeds before Spurs :3 Although.. 6 years at spurs compared to 1 1/2 at Leeds, lol.

It has been confirmed, I'll be having another full day off tomorrow. Today I spent my entire day here on Newgrounds, but I might go for a long walk tomorrow, I used to take a two-hour walk every single day after I got home from school, and I want to start something similar to that up again, even if it's only for half an hour.

At 2/2/09 04:21 PM, mwmike wrote: It has been confirmed, I'll be having another full day off tomorrow. Today I spent my entire day here on Newgrounds, but I might go for a long walk tomorrow, I used to take a two-hour walk every single day after I got home from school, and I want to start something similar to that up again, even if it's only for half an hour.

Holy crap! it seems like everyone is having snow days!! WTF?!! I'm so jealous, its like -30 but we have no snow in winnipeg. and a few weeks ago we hit -50..

winnipeg sucks

The London massive

High five through the intertubes for the snow day! Had possibly the best day imaginable. Day off (same tomorrow), and pissed about in the park for the entire day, went tobogganing and froze my toes off. Left my house at 7 30, got back at 4ish, didn't sit down all day, and the park is 4 miles from my house in a foot and a half deep snow.

And then same for tomorrow :D

At 2/2/09 04:40 PM, Duchednier wrote: winnipeg sucks

It isn't as much that as Winnipeg actually knowing how to deal with a bit of snow. Some people think of it as us over here being pussies with the snow, but it's really just a way of getting another day off of school.

Snow day
Had a snow day here too :D
Tomorrow doesnt look promising though, its currently raining :(

Halp!
Is it possible to simulate loading times on various internet connections on macromedia flash 8?
I could have sworn it was but cannot find it

At 2/2/09 10:18 AM, crushy wrote: Learning actionscript in stages

Seeing as I've forgotten a lot and I knew quite little anyway in as3, I thought I'd aim for 'milestones' in terms of what I could be able to code, for example:

With most of those things, if you can perform them in one language, it's just a simple syntax change to learn in another. I generally focus on the specifics, rather than the math. In most languages, an array is an array, and a loop or conditional statement works the same way.

I would focus on the language specifics. If the case is AS3.0, I would try code based animation several different ways (ENTER_FRAME, TIMER... ect..)

At 2/2/09 04:58 PM, fuzz wrote: Halp!
Is it possible to simulate loading times on various internet connections on macromedia flash 8?
I could have sworn it was but cannot find it

Press cntrl-enter twice. Then to change the speed you want go view (on the actual swf window), then download options and select the speed.

Hi Johnny.

New game:

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  Run Elephant Run

  by jmtb02

  Time to go home.

  Game

  154,724 Views

  (Everyone)

Working on our game again BoMToons, do not fear.

At 2/2/09 05:21 PM, jmtb02 wrote: Hi Johnny.

New game:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/48 1559
Working on our game again BoMToons, do not fear.

Hmmm... I can't tell whether this game is awesome or not.
I have a feeling it is.

You must have the HOT BEEF SALAD!

At 2/2/09 05:21 PM, jmtb02 wrote: New game:

I voted four on it. It's the first time I've voted more than three on a submission today, since that game is extremely fun, although it is as hard as fuck.

At 2/2/09 05:45 PM, BoMToons wrote: You must have the HOT BEEF SALAD!

I could go for some beef in a salad right now..

At 2/2/09 05:07 PM, trig1 wrote:

At 2/2/09 04:58 PM, fuzz wrote: Halp!
Is it possible to simulate loading times on various internet connections on macromedia flash 8?
I could have sworn it was but cannot find it

Press cntrl-enter twice. Then to change the speed you want go view (on the actual swf window), then download options and select the speed.

thank you

Flickr
Anyone use it? I just signed up to it and i think it's awesome.
It makes me want to take more photographs, i'm thinking about going pro (account).

If you use it, then add me!
My flickr account

At 2/2/09 06:14 PM, SweetSkater wrote: Flickr
Anyone use it? I just signed up to it and i think it's awesome.
It makes me want to take more photographs, i'm thinking about going pro (account).

If you use it, then add me!
My flickr account

I thought about joining but im not much of a photographer. i browse through now and then though.

Flickr

yeah i use it when i upload images I've made from flash (like my comic) because it automatically copyrights your pictures :)

i like it lol, it's easy to use.

At 2/2/09 07:43 AM, Alpharius120 wrote:

My schools lucky enough so that the only time it will close is in -34 degree weather. Actually, never mind, we got a two hour delay for that once. It was -32 at the bus stop...

boohoo put on a sweater bitch.

I always thought hockey was silly I watch it and wonder what the point is. I get that you could do the same for every other sport but I don't get that feeling except while watching hockey. Also any pro sport that just takes a year off isn't a real sport.

At 2/2/09 08:57 PM, NextToNothing wrote:

boohoo put on a sweater bitch.

Nobody on this forum has the right to complain about weather. Winnipeg was colder than the north AND south poles a few weeks ago. it was like -55 or -60 almost or something.

I win for having the crappiest place to live :D Which means i'm actually losing... ah well XD

Early spring in my neck of the woods, despite what the groundhog said.

We're having a cold spell in Southern California this week!

What I like about Groundhog day is that I never know it's going to happen until the day it happens because everyone gets all excited about it on the news and at work.