Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category
Flash AS3: FLVPlayback component, onComplete
// create an event listener for a FLV Playback Component // FLVPlayback component has an instance name of: myFLVplayer // FLVPlayback component is located in a movieclip: myMovie_mc // listens for when the video has completed playing // “rewinds” it [...]
Flash AS3: Switch/Case
// call switchCase(), pass in one number to execute a set of // other functions or lines of code based on that number. // limited error detection function switchCase(num:Number=NaN) { var num:Number=num; if (isNaN(num)) { throw new Error(”no value defined”); [...]
Flash AS3: Random Low/High
//call this function, pass it two numbers (low number, high number) // should return a random number between lo and high number // some error checking, checks to see if low number < high number function randomNumber(low:Number=NaN, high:Number=NaN):Number { var [...]
Portfolio Website Primer + Introduction
ADN491 Senior Studio Portfolio Website Primer + Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Before approaching anything first draft up an outline of what it is you want this website “thing” to showcase… a simple outline, basic architecture framework, features you want to include and [...]
Flash Image Gallery
There are two questions I often get asked by students (just about to graduate)… the first is “How much do I charge for design work?” and the second is how do “I do I make a portfolio website?“. As for [...]
Mobile + An Internet Watered Down
Product development on the mobile platform doesn’t have to be an afterthought or a ‘just push this format but smaller’ mentality. It doesn’t need to be a fancy Vimeo viral add and it doesn’t have to be “lip stick on [...]
Figure Drawing Workshop – Glenn Vilppu
The College of Design’s Art + Design department welcomes master teacher Glenn Vilppu for a very special set of figure drawing workshops. Glenn Vilppu is one of the premier figure drawing instructors to the hollywood animation studios. He teaches figure [...]
Podcasting Resources
A lengthy overview and resources available for creating and setting up a Podcast; which is a bit or trial-and-error as well as a subtle artistic endeavor. This is a running document for students taking Universal by Design (iTunes Link) through [...]
Creating Video Games, from Luge to 3-D
Videogame creation is serious work at NC State. Starting with raw ideas, pitches and pizza, computer science and industrial design students work collaboratively to develop computer games with compelling art and visuals, paired with sound game play mechanics and technical [...]
