Tag Archives: AS3

Adobe, AIR, Flash, RIA

Amazing Technology – ‘Augmented Reality’ from Adobe Flash Platform

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“Augmented reality (AR) is a field of computer research which deals with the combination of real-world and computer-generated data (virtual reality), where computer graphics objects are blended into real footage in real time.” — Wikipedia

In other words, “Augmented reality (AR) is a field of computer science that involves combining the physical world and an interactive, three-dimensional virtual world.”

My simple and tiny observation of AR, “Using a web camera, the Adobe Flash player, and open-source tools, it is possible to generate animated 3D objects in real-time. This Flash Augmented Reality utilizes the Papervision3D project and the FLAR Toolkit.” These are two tools for generating 3D objects that are free. Hope this will help you to identify the play behind Flash AR.

What is FLARToolKit?

FLash Augmented Reality Toolkit. It is a Flash Actionscript port of ARToolKit, a software library for building Augmented Reality applications. The FLARToolKit will bring all of this to your webbrowser when you have a webcam and a latest Flash Player.

This is one of the most exciting and great Flash Stuffs I’ve ever seen  as of now. Saqoosha, a Japanese Flash developer has developed this FLARToolkit with plenty of cool features. You will need a the Flash Player 9, a webcam and you’ll need to print out this marker. This is Flash!  My Favourite Flash’s best one . 😉

Augmented Reality @Adobe MAX 2009,

This is the sample widget of Adobe MAX 2009 AR Show.

SmartGrid Augmented Reality by GE

General Electric corporation showcased Augmented Reality in a recent marketing campaign for its Smart Grid, renewable energy program. http://ge.ecomagination.com/smartgrid/#/augmented_reality

Best Sources which I’ve found for you to get the complete idea of Augmented Reality in FlashPlatform,

Step by Step procedure to create AR using Flash CS4 Professional by  Samuel Ashe (Flash Designer/Develoepr)

FLARToolkit Details | Start-up guide from Saqoosha (original developer)

Download the sample and Source of FLARToolkit

Some interesting Getting  started article (Superb tutorial to implement AR in real-time)

Augmented Reality @ MAX 2009 – Perfect demonstration of AR

Real time play by FLARToolkit

Grid Card | SmartGrid

Videos : Interactive 3D Boating | Topps 3D (good meat for eyes 😉 )

Do share your thoughts on this real-time Technology.

APIs, Flash

A Hidden framework in the Flash Community

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Recently I read some article about a hidden / two year old Action Script 3.0 framework, which was pretty surprise. Thought of share with you all,

Name : FlightBorn : 2008

Here is an overview of Flight Framework,

About Flight Framework,

The Flight Framework is the evolution of an ActionScript framework that has been around for a few years. It was originally designed for web-based, design-centric applications such as product printers and book builders. Even now the framework ships with the CommandHistory – an entire solution for undo and redo – and other practical utilities that strengthen its offering.

Flight Framework maintains an emphasis on supporting capable clients: Flex and Flash applications that are much more than just pretty faces to server implementations. Through features like domains (modular MVC systems) and a prescribed structure, the framework transforms component scripting into real application development.

Hope this framework will add more values to your Flash / Flex applications development.  😉

Source,

Flight framework | Flightframework @ Google Code | Getting Started

APIs, Flash, Flex, RIA

MapQuest – Map ActionScript API for Flash and Flex

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Hi Flex Bees, we got an interesting API for customizing Maps in our Map based application. This will give more and cool features to our apps.

“MapQuest is committed to providing the best mapping experience in the Flex environment and are continuing to innovate our AS3 and Flex toolkits.  MapQuest provides not only mapping, but industry-leading geocoding, routing and spatial search capabilities, all within easy-to-use Flex components that allow for drag and drop creation of your mapping interface.”

Sample screenshot from TourDeFlex

Interesting news is we’ve this API for .NET / JAVA / JavaScript as well. Please checkout the resource page for more details.

Useful Resources,

Developer Documentation

AS3 Flex  – Samples and Tutorials

The MapQuest Platform is available to everyone for free (Free Edition).  The Enterprise Edition includes everything available for free, plus account management, live support, service level commitments and  enhanced data offerings.  If you wish to try the full power of the Enterprise Edition before buying, A Developer License is also freely available and can be accessed here.

Premium Data Sets are also available with MapQuest Platform Enterprise Edition, for both display and search.  Datasets in North America include business listings, neighborhoods, parcels, zip codes, counties, demographics, school districts and school points.  See more at http://platform.mapquest.com.

Hope this will be useful . 🙂