Mouse Proximity Tutorial Lee Brimelow over at The Flash Blog has got an interesting tutorial on Mouse Proximity effect. The intended effect basically converts your mouse into somewhat of a magnet as the hovering picture is pulled into the mouse's direction. It is really cool stuff and best of all all the word work has been [...]
The popularity of Flash Particle Engines have risen over the last six months and for good reason. Being able to create light dynamic effects during runtime has been a long awaited toolset many Flash users could only dream off. Flashloaded has joined the cause by releasing a new tool called Partigen.
Here's a sweet interactive Flash experiment created by Noel Billig called "curious robots". The robots will watch and approach the mouse cursor, but will flee in fear if the mouse cursor gets too close. The best part is that you can single out a robot and chase him around with the mouse while the others watch in fear.
Today's Flash Component of the day is a sleek horizontal XML menu with sub menu buttons. Like most XML menus, text, layout, and URL links are handled directly within the XML file.
Using Flex Builder, Chet Haase of the Flex SDK team shows you how to create and enable an animated "spring" effect using custom effects on components.
Flash templates have become very popular and very useful for most individuals looking to get a head start on their next project. Check out this list created by Scott of Flashden which exemplifies the quality and diversity of Flash templates that are available for a small fraction of the cost.
FX SlideShow allows you to display images in your Flex applications in an elegant and stylish way. Overall, FX Slideshow is a simple solution to creating a slideshow within Flex.
Joe Johnston skinned the hSlider within Flex to get the look and feel of iPhone's slider. Joe is the man behind the AIR iPhone and has integrated this into this project.
Papervision3D is presenting an opportunity that will allow all Papervision3D users the ability to put their skills to the test. It is called PaperKing3D. The only really restriction of this contest is that it needs to involve the Papervision3D engine and the project must be open-source.
Flex architect Ely Greenfield shows how designers will have complete control over the look and feel of their applications in the next version of Flex without writing a line of code.
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