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Artificial Life Programming Techniques
in Macromedia Flash MX
A Multi-Media Presentation by Jared Tarbell
| Albuquerque 4:00pm Thursday, July 1 2004 Student Union Building, Isleta Room University of New Mexico FREE ADMISSION |
New York City 2:00pm Friday, July 8, 2004 Grand Ballroom This Historic New Yorker Hotel Flash Forward Film Festival |
This one hour presentation will demonstrate techniques used in the creation of creature-like objects in Flash MX. Various methods of instantiation, graphic mutation, and simple locomotion will be discussed. The session is divided between the abstract possibilities of such systems and the code that defines them. Question and answer session will follow. |
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| About the Presenter | About the Venues |
 Tarbell is an Albuquerque native and the creator of Levitated.net, an evolving exploration of code and mathematics for the benefit of the Flash community. He has contributed to several books, including Flash Math Creativity, Flash 3D Cheats, and the forthcoming New Masters of Flash, Volume 3. Tarbell is most interested in the visualization of large data sets and the emergent, lifelike properties of complex systems. He is a strong advocate of open source conventions and, as such, freely distributes his work in modifiable form at both Levitated.net and Complexification.net. Contact Jared personally at jt at levitated.net. |
 The Flashforward Conference and Flash Film Festival is the oldest and largest Flash user conference in the world. An international collection of presenters share the latest in design, development, education and inspiration. Tickets for the conference can be purchased in advance at a discount rate through the FFFNYC04 website. 
In preparation, a sneak peak of Tarbell's presentation will be given free of charge at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building, third floor, in the Isleta room. Seating is limited. For directions, please call 277-LOBO. |
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