FiftyOneReasons

Interactive Media Development + Exploration

Using Scrollbars in Papervision 3D

Using scrollbars can be a little bit of a trick in Papervision.  When you use a scrollbar with a movie clip you’ll notice that the entire movie clip will move when the content scrolls, definitely not the desired effect.   Fortunately the solution is fairly simple,  just set the .rect property of the movieMaterial you are using. continued…

Google Chrome OS – A Welcome Change for Developers

This morning, Google announced plans to release a new OS. This comes as welcome news for most developers and Linux enthusiasts. It’s been a long wait for a major player to back a Linux based product (although there have been attempts) and I have a feeling Google will succeed in their efforts. continued…

AS3 Art Generation – A51 Style

Seeing as it is a holiday here (Canada Day) and we at A51 are working away, we decided to offer up a little treat.   A simple Flex based Art generator.  It requires Flash Player 10 in order to save the generated art to your hard drive.

A51 Art Generator

A51 Art Generator

You can take a peek at it here.

Remember to right-click in order to view source.  Enjoy eh!