2D Cellular Automata

Inspired by Conway’s game of life, I decided to program a 2 dimensional Cellular Automaton in Actionscript 3.

I had been reading up on complexity theory for a recent project and the Cellular Automata just kept on rearing its head. Of course it displays the fundamental qualities of complexity; starting with an object following a set of simple rules and then creating multiple instances to form complex and unpredictable patterns. Read : 2D Cellular Automata »

Posted on 06 May 2008
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Alphabet Particle Emitter

Ok, so there’s not much to say here!

I’m no mathematician, but I’ve been working on putting together a simple particle engine which harnesses the awesome power of Actionscript 3. Read : Alphabet Particles AS3 »

Posted on 28 Apr 2008
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Playing with APEs

Look at them go! Stupid primates.
Click ‘Spawn Platforms’ for a new layout, or play with the Platform and APE count steppers!

I finally found some time to play around with the AS3 physics engine, APE; something I have been meaning to do for a while now. Read : Playing With APEs »

Posted on 24 Nov 2007
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AS3 Group94 Style Menu

Welcome to the latest instalment of the Group 94 style scrolling menu tutorial! (With downloadable source files of course) Read : AS3 Group94 Menu »

Posted on 24 Oct 2007
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Group94 Circular Menu
Download: AS2 Group94 Circular Menu

I built this circular version of the group94 style scrolling menu for a flash website awards showcase I was asked to work on. The original design was based around circles, but we ended up redesigning as parts of the interface (not this menu!) were too processor intensive.

Ok, so part two of my tribute to Group 94’s menu system! This is again inspired by the Group 94 (at least they are most famous for it) shuffle menu in Flash, which pushes items off the top and bottom as the menu shuffles into place. Read : G94 Circular Menu »

Posted on 07 Aug 2007
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Soulwire is a weblog by Justin Windle; a Creative Technologist at Lean Mean Fighting Machine, London – I often Tweet, Flik, Link and Vim.

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