AS3 webcam Motion Tracking

Actionscript 3.0 | 06 Jun 2008 | 38 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | 06 Jun 2008 | 38 comments

AS3 webcam Motion Tracking

Tracking an object’s movement

AS3 webcam Motion Tracking

Update

Ok, you can now grab the MotionTracker source code. Version 2 eventually will include the other methods for detecting and tracking motion which I mentioned. For now I have just included code for the technique used in the demo. // Read More

2D Cellular Automata

Actionscript 3.0 | 06 May 2008 | 2 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | 06 May 2008 | 2 comments

2D Cellular Automata

Actionscript 3 Game of Life

2D Cellular Automata

Inspired by Conway’s game of life (to which I was a late comer but now a devotee!), 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 More

Alphabet Particles AS3

Actionscript 3.0 | 29 Apr 2008 | 3 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | 29 Apr 2008 | 3 comments

Alphabet Particles AS3

Psychedelic Sesame Street

Alphabet Particles AS3

Download Source Code (AS3)

Ok, so there’s not much to say here! // Read More

Playing With APEs

Actionscript 3.0 | 24 Nov 2007 | 2 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | 24 Nov 2007 | 2 comments

Playing With APEs

Actionscript 3 physics engine

Playing With APEs

Download demo source files

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 More

AS3 Group94 Menu

Actionscript 3.0 | 24 Oct 2007 | 10 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | Interfaces | 24 Oct 2007 | 10 comments

AS3 Group94 Menu

Group94 inspired scrolling menu - AS3 update

AS3 Group94 Menu

Download source (AS3)

Welcome to the latest instalment of the Group 94 style scrolling menu tutorial! (With downloadable source files of course) // Read More

AS3 music visualisation

Actionscript 3.0 | 14 May 2007 | 30 comments

Actionscript 3.0 | 14 May 2007 | 30 comments

AS3 music visualisation

Actionscript 3 computeSpectrum

AS3 music visualisation

A decent computer and lots of volume is recommended.

Well, due to the fear of slipping behind, I felt I better start learning the new Flash language, Actionscript 3, and at first glance, one of the coolest features is definitely the SoundMixer.computeSpectrum function. // Read More