Flash MX: Advanced ActionScript

Flash has taken the web world by storm, establishing itself as the de facto industry standard for web content and applications. With the release of Flash MX, more and more users are tackling the demanding issues of advanced development. In this book, Purdue University's rising computer graphics expert James Mohler and co-author Nishant Kothary pick up where the best-selling Flash MX: Graphics, Animation & Interactivity leaves off, presenting step-by-step solutions designed to help advanced users extend the awesome power of Flash on their web sites.

Flash has taken the web world by storm, establishing itself as the de facto industry standard for web content and applications. With the release of Flash MX, more and more users are tackling the demanding issues of advanced development. In this book, Purdue University's rising computer graphics expert James Mohler and co-author Nishant Kothary pick up where the best-selling Flash MX: Graphics, Animation & Interactivity leaves off, presenting step-by-step solutions designed to help advanced users extend the awesome power of Flash on their web sites.

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Written as a follow-up to Flash MX: graphics, animation & interactivity, this guide focuses on the more advanced capabilities of Flash web development, such as the extrinsic programming objects, the issues of utilizing XML, and integration. Two example applications involving a digital color converter and an isometric message board are analyzed. The CD-ROM contains example files. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

James Mohler is a Senior Research Scientist and Associate Professor at Purdue University, where he currently leads a highly talented group of artists and programmers who are building Purdue's next-generation web presence. He is also serving as the SIGGRAPH 2005 Conference Chair, where he will be responsible for the largest computer graphics and interactive techniques conference in the world. James Mohler is the author or co-author of more than 20 computer books.

Nishant Kothary is multimedia developer specializing in the field of web design and emerging technologies. He teaches courses at Purdue University dealing with the fundamentals of scripting and tagging, and currently serves as web developer for the Office of Technology Commercialization at Purdue University.