Overview
Take your first steps into the world of 3D in Flash, with help from the popular open source library Away3D.
This intensive two day course is the perfect primer for anyone interested in expanding their Flash knowledge into the 3rd dimension. We’ll start with how to build a basic 3D interface, adding interaction, animation and asset loading as we go along, all from within the Away3D framework. Tips for performance optimising, model and texture creation and scene management will be covered in detail, along with some fun things to do with 3D when it is used in combination with other libraries such as Augmented Reality and physics.
The course is aimed at developers and code-oriented designers interested in creating their first 3D applications in Flash
Presented by Rob Bateman
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Outline
1. 3D coordinates and the 3D scene
- The view, scene and camera
- Transforming objects in 3 dimensions
- Visual elements and the scene graph
2. Interaction
- Receiving and utilising 3D mouse events
- Navigation using the camera
- Controlling object movement
- Interactive textures
3. Models and animation
- Importing and displaying 3D models
- Importing pre-defined animations
- Animating programatically
4. Performance optimising
- Correcting sorting artifacts
- Speed optimisations
- Geometry optimisations
5. Using Prefab3D
- Texture baking effects
- Pre-processing for realtime lighting
- Pre-processing for optimising render speeds
6. Using external libraries
- Using the FLARToolkit with Away3D
- Using Jiglib with Away3D
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Costs
- The cost of this 2 days training is £200 + VAT (£235).
- This includes lunch.
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All attendees with require
- Their own laptops.
- A copy of Flash CS3/CS4 installed.
- A copy of Flex Builder 3.0 or FDT 3.0 installed for editing ActionScript 3.0.
- Introductory or Intermediate level knowledge of Actionscript 3 and Flexbuilder/FDT/CS3/CS4.
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When/Where
Date: 20th-21st May 2010 ( 20/05/2010 – 21/05/2010 )
Times: Day 1 10:00 – 18:00 (doors open at 09:30) / Day 2 09:00 – 16:30 (doors open 08:30)
Venue: Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, N1 3QP (click for map)
Tube: Highbury / Angel
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Booking
- To book a place on this course please contact training AT lfpug.com.
- Maximum 14 attendees.
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