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Good news about the site, eh? And to accompany that good news, we've got brand new tutorial lined up for you, you lucky things you, this weeks tutorial is about sounds.
Posted by Leon on July 2nd, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Over the next few weeks you will notice a substantial number of changes to the site. As a politician might say, this is to streamline the site and secure its ongoing future. In short though, this site will become 100% commited to providing free tutorials and help. We can now do this because our paid-for projects will be moving to a new site called Dreamed Up Design. Don't worry though - good ol' Foundation Flash is here to stay.
So, you see, this is going to be good news for everyone.
Posted by Harry on June 29, 2008.
WOOOOOOOOO! Oh, sorry, didn't see you there, I was having so much fun with the new tutorial, all about dragging and dropping objects in ActionScript. Try it! I guarantee you'll love it.
Posted by Leon on June 24, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Ever used macros is Microsoft Office Excel? Or perhaps run an Automator script in Mac OS X? Then you'll know how much easier they make your life. Imagine this exact effect, but in Photoshop. Congratulations! You win a free pass to winnerville! You've just imagined the actions panel in Photoshop. Not a clue what I'm talking about? Well, then, you better head on down to the new tutorial and see what's going on.
Posted by Leon on April 27, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Hmm...I'm sure Leon told me he was going to post a new tutorial around here... Oh well, you'll have to make do with this one by me instead, which covers run-time errors - errors that occur at run-time. It's number 83 by the way.
Posted by Harry on April 07, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
This week we'll be looking at the group of errors Adobe likes to call compiler errors and which some of you may know as syntax errors. Includes some of my top tips for helping you fix them.
Posted by Harry on April 07, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Like debugging? Then today's tutorial is for you! Well, alright, you don't have to like debugging... It'll probably be useful to you anyway, assuming you're human like the rest of us. Go on then!
Posted by Leon on April 30, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Well, at long last you get to finish the avoider game. In this final 4th installment, you'll finish the game. You lucky people, don't say we never treat you.
Posted by Leon on April 15, 2008. Press on the post title for more information.
So, there I am on Monday, all set to leave for a short break, and chatting to Leon:
Harry: You'll have to do the tutorial tomorrow (...)
Leon: I'll try.
Sometime later
Harry: You're doing the tutorial tomorrow, right?
Leon: I heard. Yes.
Is it really that much to ask?
Posted by Harry on April 9
Yes, it's part 3 of the series of tutorials where we make the game 'Avoider', and it's available now. And yes, this tutorial was published on time (yesterday), and no, I didn't forgot because I was too busy doing nothing. You're already a day late I tell you, so go quickly to the new tutorial!
Posted by Harry on March 18, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
Fear not if you have not seen the first part of this four or five part series, just go there now and read it. If you have, make sure you don't miss another great installment. This week: the player and moving. Go on. Go now.
Posted by Harry on March 18, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
...release a new tutorial on Tuesday, you just didn't hear it here, because I was having some problems accessing the source files. Everything's okay now though, and you can view the tutorial in all its glory. It's about making an Avoider type game. It's the funnesu game we've made so far to play, so check it out.
Posted by Harry on March 15, 2008.
Yes, you heard me, an update. From me. I know it sounds ridiculous, as apparently I've been doing no work at all. Sorry about the lack of tutorial this week, but I do have something very handy for you. At the side of every page you will now notice a little speech bubble. This is so you can talk to either us or harry online, in case you don't understand something. We hope you find this handy, and please appreciate, that although we may be online a lot of the time, there are only two of us, and we cannot be expected to answer all questions all the time, but we will try to answer as many as possible.
Posted by Leon on March 8, 2008.
Oh come on now Leon, you could have released a tutorial yesterday. With me off on a German exchange, Leon obviously thinks that there is absolutely no internet connection in Germany at the moment, and thus, I cannot check up on him. Well I have a message for him - Es gibt, ich kann und ich werde. Danke.
At least I can be relied upon, I will release a tutorial next Tuesday, which will be a whole new game (as there is no sign of turret game part 3 from Leon).
See you for that
Posted by Harry on March 5, 2008.
Say it ain't so! We really do spoil you. That's right another spanking new ActionScript 3 tutorial on String Functions. You lucky people.
Posted by Leon on Febuary 27, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
No Harry next week, as it is half term, but don't worry, I'll still be here. Anyway, as a leaving gift he's left us with a brand new tutorial on shape hints. While you read that I'm going to lie about and watch TV.
Posted by Leon on Febuary 5, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
We never disappoint, and we haven't disappointed you this week with our fantastic new tutorial on while loops. Go and check it out. Go on. Now.
Posted by Leon on January 30, 2008. Press on the post title for more information
This tutorial has now been updated, and is, now more than ever, due its badge as a free fantastic Foundation Flash ActionScript tutorial. Give it a round of applause...
Posted by Harry on January 23, 2008. Press on the post title for more information.
The store link is now working again. The problem was caused by us trying to validate the page, but actually breaking that link.
Posted by Harry on January 23, 2008.
Haven't you always wanted to work with eXtensible Markup Language (XML) in Flash? Well good news! Now you can, by just reading our brand new XML tutorial!
Posted by Leon on January 22, 2008. Press on the post title for more information.
It's the moment you have all been waiting for. The Icing on the cake. The piece de resistance. It's time for the final part of PONG!
Posted by Leon on January 16, 2008. Press on the post title for more information.
You'll see we have a new affiliate. Mick M!
Posted by Leon on January 16, 2008.
As I move from AS2 into AS3, I've decided to try and express my new knowledge in form of a poem: Packages, packages, the most essential of things, it keeps your classes organised and umm.... Oh forget it, just read the tutorial
Posted by Leon on January 9, 2008. Press on the post title for more information.
As, seemingly, one of Leon's free Flash tutorials has not be forthcoming, it is my pleasure to announce the release of one of my own tutorials, and hopefully Leon's tutorial will turn up some time before next Tuesday. This week's free tutorial is about the Timer class - it's new in ActionScript 3, but is powerful, easy to use and manipulate and a natural evolution from setInterval and functions like it.
Leon's tutorial was going to be about finishing his turret game in AS2, so stay tuned for that.
Posted by Harry on January 03, 2007. Press on the post title for more information.
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