KinRou’s Blog

android ui

overview of design patterns and UI conventions on the Android tablet
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/08/09/designing-for-android-tablets/

tools for developing wireframe and ui elements
http://code.google.com/p/android-ui-utils/

Add comment August 10th, 2011

as3 cool effects

2 handy effect written for AS3

Ginny effect (MAC OSX minimise animation)
http://wonderfl.net/c/qnTR/

Magnifier glass effect done with pixelbender
http://swingpants.com/category/code-snippet/

Add comment November 12th, 2010

Flash 3d engine

Yet another flash 3d engine.
I think it’s worth checking out as the performance are astonishing.
http://www.flare3d.com/

Some cool use of it too here:
http://www.katurn.co.kr/labs/CTDesk.html

Add comment October 13th, 2010

FOTB goodies

robotlegs:
http://www.dz015.com/?p=282

toxic:
http://toxiclibs.org/

Robert Hodgin and Ralph Hauwert
http://libcinder.org/

Add comment October 2nd, 2010

Flash Mobile Guidelines

http://www.kongregate.com/pages/flash-sizing-zen
http://www.kongregate.com/pages/multiscreen-best-practices

Add comment July 18th, 2010

Flash to JS/HTML

this company has managed to make an exporter from ActionScript to JS/HTML. Let see how it plays out.
http://smokescreen.us/

Add comment June 2nd, 2010

AS3 sfx

Creating a sounds effects for games has never been easier. You can even export the sound effects as WAV files
http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/

update - 12/09/2010
there’s now a Mac port of this app
http://thirdcog.eu/apps/cfxr

Add comment February 24th, 2010

pushbutton AS3 game framework

PushButton is a Flash game engine from a team of seasoned game developers that’s free, open source, and associated with an innovative revenue model that should help spur its adoption.

http://pushbuttonengine.com/

Add comment February 24th, 2010

Adobe bug base

Bug base for Flex, BlazeDS, Flash Player, ActionScript Compiler, ColdFusion, ColdFusion Builder
http://bugs.adobe.com/

Add comment February 15th, 2010

flashSURF

flashSURF is an image analyzes library. It allows you to match a certain pattern (image) that the application knows with one coming from a video feed. I could see this being used with augmented reality but without the need to use a squared black and white marker. The marker could be anything, any images, a book cover, a face…

check it out:
http://blog.inspirit.ru/?p=343
http://code.google.com/p/in-spirit/wiki/FlashSurf
http://vimeo.com/9351280

Add comment February 13th, 2010