It never ceases to amaze me how much functionality you can pack into a tiny file with Flash. I started out writing a test for generating random asteroids, and it blossomed into a full-fledged game. Doom III it is not, but considering it’s less than 1kb in size (1020 bytes), I think it’s pretty impressive, having time, points, levels, bonuses and penalties.

While I’m in Sydney, Australlia for MXDU, I will be running a one day workshop (Feb 16) based on my 3 day Flash MX 2004 Enterprise Development workshop. If you are looking to boost your development skills to the next level, or polish the OO skills you already have, this is a great start. The original workshop received rave reviews…

This entry looks at all of the steps and code involved to set up a preloader that works internally in a Flash MX 2004 SWF (including classes and components). Also includes a handy JSFL that makes setting up a SWF for internal preloading a snap.

I was just reading about the next generation portable game consoles coming out from Sony and Nintendo via a post on FreakSauce. These units will feature large color screens, 802.11 wireless…

I just finished off my session for FlashInTheCan titled “Implementing Multiple Undo/Redo in Flash Applications”. I think the session went really well, and I have posted my notes and the source code for the presentation.