Episode 9: Loops and loops and loops and loops and...
Episode 9: Loops are a very powerful aspect of any programming language, they allow you to perform a series of actions quickly and efficient...
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Boxercast for CS205
Podcasts for the Pacific University Community. The CS205 podcast supports Mike Geraci's Introduction to Programming for Multimedia class. Each episode features a short lecture about a single...
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9 episodesEpisode 8: if(you don't know conditionals)then listen to this
Episode 8: conditional statements are vital to any programming language. This podcast introduces you to "if" statements in ActionScript and...
Episode 7: Passing parameters to functions and hold the mayo!
Episode 7 talks about how and why we pass a parameter to a function or a method. Some functions just need a little extra direction before th...
Episode 6: Objects, classes and a cheesy metaphor
Episode 6 introduces a "big picture" concept: objects and classes, the pre-defined elements that swirl around the Flash universe, and the sy...
Episode 5: Meet your new friend, the variable
Episode 5 introduces you to variables. You'll learn how to declare, initialize, set, and change a variable. The slightly more complex aspect...
Episode 4: When Textbook Examples go Terribly Wrong
Episode 4 deciphers one of the first 'serious" code examples in the texbook. Chapter 4, page 77 features 12 lines of ActionScript that is de...
Episode 3: Fundamental Actionscript Syntax
Episode 3 discusses some of the more important aspects of writing ActionScript. Topics include: naming instances, formatting statements, and...
Episode 2: Events and Event Handlers
Episode 2 introduces the concept of event-driven interactions in Flash. What are events? What types of events are there? How do you trigger...
Episode 1: Getting Started with ActionScript
Episode 1 covers some of the basics about Flash ActionScript, SWF files, the Flash player application, and how to start writing code. There...