I get asked a lot of questions about my tree experiments, so I thought I would write up a simple explanation to point people in the right direction. Trees are beautiful examples of recursion in the natural world. Recursion is a deep topic, but for our purposes can be simplified…
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Back from the Galapagos
I just got back from an amazing trip to the Galapagos islands. The islands are gorgeous, varied, and bursting with life. In places, you literally have to tiptoe through the local fauna. Snorkeling in the surrounding waters was equally enthralling, swimming within reach of sea turtles, penguins, sea lions, and an abundance of fish. Here’s a few of my favourite photos.
SPL 1.2 Released
I’m happy to announce that we just released version 1.2 of our client-side, check-as-you-type, spell checking library for ActionScript 3 projects in Flash, Flex, or AIR. SPL 1.2 is a free upgrade for current users. You can find more information on the Spelling Plus Library, and see demos of it in action at the SPL product page
Drawing Curved Lines Simplified
I’m bad at drawing curved lines in Flash. I decided to bite the bullet and figure out an easy way to work with curves. The result is a couple of “spikes” or isolated test cases that demonstrate the logic behind converting a series of straight lines into a nice looking curve. I also extended this logic to work with fills, which is handy for drawing for drawing things like grass, seaweed, and tentacle monsters.
Cut By The Wind
I wanted to build something using my AS3 grass simulation experiments that was more cinematic than most of the pieces I’ve built to date, and had some form of open ended narrative. The result was cutByTheWind, which you can see below…
SparkTable: Visualize Easing Equations
Visualization plays an important role in my work. One example is the SparkTable tool I use to visualize and compare easing equations. Very useful when trying to choose between two similar eases, or when developing custom easing equations. It also demonstrates an interesting rendering bug in the Flash Player. You can download the SparkTable here.
gProject Acquired By Adobe!
I’m happy to announce that Adobe acquired gProject late last year. Since then, we have been working with the Flash team to completely overhaul the panel for AS3, add new functionality, and significantly improve the interface.
RegExp Bugs With Accented Characters
There are two serious bugs with the Regular Expression implementation in ActionScript, and how it handles accented characters. First, RegExp in AS3 does not include accented characters in the word character class…