Flash snow in 15 minutes!
At FlashBrighton’s Big Day Out a couple of weeks ago, I set myself the somewhat crazy challenge of programming a dynamically generated snowstorm in fifteen minutes from scratch. No pre-written classes, no graphics, nothing! Which was really good fun! If … There’s more
Animated Plasma in Flash
OK you can tell I’m fired up right now. I should be going to sleep but instead I’m blogging about a cool plasma effect I just programmed. Most of you won’t know that my programming career started on the Commodore … There’s more
3D Perlin noise in Flash
OK I admit it, Robert Hodgin got me thinking about Perlin noise. I thought it was just a nice swirly effect. Which of course it is. But it can be more than that! What if you have a particle and … There’s more
FITC Hollywood Session – AS3 Particle effects
All set for the Phlash5 gig tonight (see previous post), or at least as ready as we’ll ever be! By the way the venue has changed now to BB Kings – it’s next door to Howl at the Moon, by … There’s more
AS3 Particles – 1000% extra free!
Bit of a last minute one this! But here are the source files for my AS3 particles session at FlashForward. As ever, please bring your laptops – this is an interactive session! Check out the submissions from last year’s session. … There’s more
Y Design Awards, FlashForward and New York City
I’m just in Manhattan at the moment for a couple of business meetings, before I take the train tomorrow for FlashForward Boston. It’s all a bit of a mad rush but it’s looking like it’s going to be a superb … There’s more
Flash Sparkler
Just a quick post to show off one of the new effects that was in my recent FlashBelt session on particles. I’m really pleased how this one came out, it’s a combination of a little spark particle and a smoke … There’s more
FlashBelt Particle presentation – source files
Hi guys, here are the source files for today’s presentation. Download, play with them and then email them to me. sebleedelisle-particles.zip
Flash Particles – now 1000% extra free!
Wow, just been rewriting my “Particles for the non-scientist” session into AS3, and as we all would expect, there are major speed increases. Here’s a quick example, click for massive particle bursts… I’ll be presenting this work at FlashBelt next … There’s more
3D cloth simulation in Flash
OK so the huge game is over and about to be published (link coming here soon). Now I’ve had a chance to catch my breath I’ve realised that I have loads of tech demos that never really made it online. … There’s more
