webdu: Workshop: Building 3d Websites in Flash

Workshop: Building 3d Websites in Flash

From the basics of 3d, to staging, lighting, textures and 3d modelling. Whether its animation effects or compelling user interfaces, learn modern 3d techniques for the web from one of the industry's leading 3d flash developers.
FULL DAY Price: $495 (inc GST)

  • Difficulty: Fundamental
  • Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Flash 9 / AS3
  • Session Track: UI Design,Flash,Workshops,Flex

Session Detail

Registration: Workshops must be registered offline
Please contact Vanessa Torrisi (vanessa@daemon.com.au) at Daemon on 02 8302 4600 to organise your place on the workshop. Book now to avoid disappointment.

The workshop is ideal for Flash and Flex developers. Knowledge of programming concepts and a desire to build cutting edge rich internet applications are the only pre requisites for the course.

  1. Introduction
    • The limitations of a software renderer
    • Available frameworks
    • Setting up your development environment
  2. 3d Basics
    • The cartesian coordinate system
    • Defining the scene and the view
    • Manipulating visual elements
    • Texture mapping
  3. Importing 3d models
    • Preparing a model
    • Usable formats
    • Online resources
  4. Mixing 2d with 3d
    • Inline MovieClip rendering
    • Billboards
    • Animated textures
  5. Interacting with a scene
    • Mouse interaction on 3d objects
    • Mouse interaction on textures
  6. Optimising the view
    • Distortion correcting on textures
    • Triangle culling
    • Corrective z-sorting
  7. Lighting
    • Manipulating lights
    • Flat color shading
    • Gouraud shading
  8. Special effects
    • Transforming and layering textures
    • Using Flash filters on 3d objects

Speakers

Rob Bateman (London, UK)

Rob Bateman is a London based developer who has worked with Flash since humble beginnings in 1999. He spent many years writing successful Flash games and applications for the BBC News and Sport websites, then moved to the multinational media agency AKQA in 2006 to produce cutting edge sites for the likes of Coca Cola, Nike and Johnnie Walker. He has won numerous awards for his past work. Rob started freelancing in 2007 and now runs his own company RB Media that deals almost exclusively with developing 3d-based Flash work. He is chief organiser and developer for the open source 3d engine Away3d, and offers training and consultancy to anyone interested in learning about the interactive potential of 3d in Flash. More...