Philadelphia Flash Platform iPhone News App Now Available
Apple finally
approved our iPhone app: PFPAUG to help members of the
Philadelphia Flash Platform Adobe User Group to stay informed. The
PFPAUG app allows members to quickly see when the next meeting or event is taking place, get more info, RSVP or register for the event. Users can also quickly see and read the most recent entries on our groups site. It's pretty narrow in focus and scope, but just right for when you need the quick facts.
Special thanks to
Jens Krause of the
Hamburg Germany Flex User Group for creating the
original version and releasing the source code to the app to the public and granting us permission to customize and release our version. Great work Jens, thanks!
As we get some free time, we plan on implementing some new features for the app to make it a bit more useful and contributing back to Jens GITHUB source repository. The first two items of course would be:
1. Displaying information for all the local Philadelphia based Adobe User Groups (
Flex,
ColdFusion,
Photoshop,
Illustrator) in addition to our Flash Platform Group.
2. PUSH Notification for reminders of meeting dates, along with import to calendar for simple reminders
Finally, a quick note, do not confuse this new app for our group with the special mobile optimized version of the
Flash Camp Philadelphia Mobile Schedule App - they are two entirely different approaches and apps.
Posted: 11.03.2009 - 7:34pm
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Publish your Flash Apps to the Apple iPhone
Awesome news just in via the
Adobe MAX Keynote today:
Applications for iPhone via Flash CS5 Professional:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/appsfor_iphone/
Developing for the Apple iPhone using Flash:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/abansod_iphone.html
Public Beta of Flash CS5 Professional coming this year:
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/
Posted: 10.05.2009 - 11:46am
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Flash Camp Philadelphia Event Site is Live!
The event site for Flash Camp Philadelphia, November 7, 2009 is now live - check it out:
http://flashcamp.pfpaug.org/
Keep an eye on the site and on our twitter account:
@flashcampphilly for more news and updates!
Posted: 09.11.2009 - 1:06pm
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Flash Camp Philadelphia - It's Coming - November 7th, 2009
That's right Flash Camp Philadelphia, November 7, 2009 - It's coming!
Visit the event site:
http://flashcamp.pfpaug.org/
Stay tuned - it's gonna rock!
Posted: 09.04.2009 - 08:13am
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ActionScript 3 Game Development: From Timeline to Good Design with Mike Welsh of Newgrounds.com
UPDATE 08/15/09:It took me a while but I finally got the entire
video of our meeting and Mikes presentation online for your viewing pleasure. Thanks again to Mike, and to
Nathan Kuruna of Everything By Everyone for filming the meeting.
Speaker Bio:
Mike Welsh is an ActionScript developer currently working for
Newgrounds.com, the web's original Flash portal. Mike contributed to
Castle Crashers, the best-selling XBox Live Arcade game. Always exploring new technologies, he most
recently ported Doom to Flash using
Adobe Alchemy. An interview Mike did with Peter Elst on this project is available on Peters Blog: h
http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2008/12/18/porting-doom-to-flash-interview-with-mike-welsh/
Meeting Topic:
ActionScript 3.0 Game Development: From Timeline to Good Design
Are your games riddled with ugly timeline code? In this talk aimed at beginner to intermediate developers, you will learn the secrets to game development in ActionScript 3. We will discuss the principles object-oriented programming and how they can apply to games. Discover workarounds to specific AS3 gotchas using many practical examples.
Date/Time:
June 17, 2009 from 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
Independents Hall (Classic Location)
32 South Strawberry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Directions via Google Maps
RSVP
Please RSVP for this event here or if you are a member of our
groups.adobe.com area, you may
also RSVP here.
There will be light refreshments, snacks, sodas - and special thanks to all our good friends at
Independents Hall for hosting the event!
Posted: 06.09.2009 - 08:29am
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Flash Platform Special Event: Flex and ColdFusion NEXT - June 24th
Meeting Topic:
We've got several cool meetings lined up over the next few weeks. Please join us in welcoming
Adam Lehman Product Evangelist and ColdFusion Product Manager at Adobe as part of the
official 2009 Adobe Flex/Flash Catalyst and ColdFusion 9/Bolt tour!
Adam will be discussing and demonstrating Flash Builder 4 (formerly Flex Builder), Flash Catalyst, and the next version of ColdFusion as well as the new IDE for ColdFusion code named Bolt. See and learn how the new Flex framework powers both Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder to speed the development and testing of rich Internet applications and content.
Visit
http://labs.adobe.com/ to download public betas of
Flash Builder 4 and
Flash Catalyst to begin playing, and come prepared with questions!
UPDATE: We just got some very cool t-shirts from Adobe to give away during the event - hope to have some other nice giveaways as well. :)
Date/Time:
June 24, 2009 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:
Philadelphia University - Tuttleman Center Auditorium - There will be light refreshments, snacks, sodas, water available prior to the meeting in room 109 next to the auditorium. Thanks to Philadelphia University for the gracious hosting and refreshments.
Philadelphia University
4201 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Directions:
School House Lane and Henry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144-5497
Tel: 215.951.2700
For directions/location info visit:
http://www.philau.edu/directions/
An interactive map of the campus highlighting the Tuttleman Auditorium can be found here:
http://www.philau.edu/UniMap/index.htm
RSVP
Please RSVP for this event. You may
RSVP here or if you are a member of our
groups.adobe.com site, you may
RSVP here on the calendar event page.
Posted: 06.09.2009 - 08:05am
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Course Offerings From Philadelphia University On Flex For Designers
I wanted to point out some cool new courses/classes from
Philadelphia University - read on for more info:
Philadelphia University and Digital Design Masters Program
Would like to invite non degree majors who are interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in Digital Design to come and take summer classes this Summer 1 - Six-week (SM1). Classes are listed below.
For more information and times please call 215-951-2872 or Email:
finchs@PhilaU.edu
To register for classes please call 215.951.2943 or Email:
GradAdms@PhilaU.edu
Classes begin Monday, 5/19 and run for Six-weeks
Class: An exploration of Ajax and modern JavaScript Frameworks
The class will cover creating html and JavaScript applications using ajax, as well as modern JavaScript frameworks such as JQuery, Prototype, and script.aculo.us. Topics covered will range from cross browser DOM manipulation to asynchronous loading of server-side data, to Object Oriented Programming with JavaScript.
Class: Flex for Designers
Purpose:
This course is designed to provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of MXML/AS3 Object-Oriented design principles. Students will obtain the perquisite skill-set necessary to design and produce interactive experiences utilizing core Adobe Flash platform technologies.
Course Description:
Flex & ActionScript 3.0 for Designers is for beginning MXML/AS3 designers and developers. The Flex framework and AS3 language will be covered from an object oriented design perspective with an emphasis on visual design and experimentation. Students will be introduced to MXML and AS3 programming language through lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises and a comprehensive final project. The focus will be on writing, testing and de-bugging the code which will ultimately be deployed via the Adobe Flash Player. An increasingly complex series of exercises will gradually build the students knowledge and understanding of the MXML framework and AS3 programming language and syntax.
Posted: 04.21.2009 - 08:32am
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New Nearby Group - Susquehanna Valley Flash User Group and First Meeting
On January 27th @6:15pm the first
Susquehanna Valley FUG meeting will be taking place. On behalf of Jason Epperson the groups manager, I wanted to invite those of you who might be our nearby neighbors out in Western PA, but who just can never seem to make it to Philly, if you are in the York/Lancaster area, then this is a great new resource for you. Or even for those of you here in the Philly area, who just can't get enough Flash, and or want to take a short road trip out and enjoy the scenery - then this group is for you.
About the groups focus:
Adobe ActionScript products; primarily Flex, Flash and AIR, in the Susquehanna Valley area (Lancaster and York counties)
More info is available here:
http://groups.adobe.com/groups/f8d9c4add8/summary
Questions and contact info: Please contact Jason at jepperson at nxtbookmedia.com or call 717.735.9759.
The SVFUG's first meeting will be as follows:
Date and Time: January 27, 2009 from 6:15pm - 7:30pm EST
Location:
480 New Holland Avenue
Building 9
Lancaster, PA 17602
google map
Call-in Details: 717.735.9759
Agenda:
Inaugural Meeting:
Introductions: What we are? Why we are? What we intend to cover (what you'd like to see covered)? This will be our first meeting. We'll discuss what works best for all attendees. With all of our busy schedules it will be impossible for us to find a perfect date and time for everyone. But we're open to feedback, and we're looking forward to hearing from you.
[FOOD & BEVERAGE]
MAX: A number of our members recently attended Adobe MAX 2008 in San Francisco. We'll share what we saw and what we learned with the rest of the group. If you attended MAX this year, please let us know - we'd love to hear what you learned as well.
[OPTIONAL - if time allows]
Flex Builder: "Tips'n'Tricks", Jason (SVFUG Co-Chair) will review some tips and tricks that can help you be more productive in your coding with Flex Builder. Expect others to chime in as well...
So welcome to the community Jason Epperson and all new potential SVFUG members!
Posted: 01.13.2009 - 08:21am
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Flex Fundamentals
Our local sister group,
The Philadelphia Flex User Group is kicking off 2009 with the first of what may turn into a series of meeting that will focus on the basics and fundamentals of working with Flex. If you are coming from the Flash world, and just havent wrapped your head around Flex yet, or coming from an entirely different background, this might be one of the better meetings to attend. More details below:
Location: Wharton at UPenn, Room G60.
Date: Thursday, January 15th, 2009
Time: 7-11 PM
Prizes: Books, Shirts, etc
I don't even think this info has gone up yet on the Flex User Group site, as it came together over the holidays on the mailing list for the group - which you can sign up for here:
http://groups.google.com/group/phflex?hl=en
Also, don't forget our Flash focused mailing list available here:
http://lists.pfpaug.org/mailman/listinfo/pfpaug
Our next official meeting, is going to be near the end of the month, and will be a roundtable style event, which will focus on a recap of 2008, info from Adobe MAX 2008, and plans for 2009. More info to be posted later this week.
Posted: 01.13.2009 - 08:05am
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