I just finished uploading the latest tutorial at gotoAndLearn() named Developing AIR in Flash. In this tutorial I show you how to download and install the new AIR update for Flash CS3 Professional. From there I go through a basic example of how to create a video player application. It is very basic but will be a great start for Flash developers who are looking to get into AIR development. Look for more AIR tutorials coming soon!
Lee
Below is a video of some clips that I shot during the 3rd and final leg of the On AIR Bus Tour. This definitely doesn’t have the production value of my last video because I am a little under the weather at the moment. Look for a prank on Andre Charland at the end. This would be the first of many that would be pulled during the 3rd leg.
Hope to see you at MAX!
Lee
We had a blast presenting the AIR camp yesterday in New York. The venue was in a converted fire house and the there was a really good vibe all day. Today we rolled into Toronto to get ready for tomorrow’s event. Getting ready basically means eating room service and playing Halo 3. We did get to stop at Niagra Falls on the way up which was cool. I remember it being much bigger when I was a child.
I plan on making a video of the third leg after I get home but I have grabbed some screenshots that you can check out in the meantime. I won’t be able to make it to the Minneapolis event unfortunately but I will be back in Chicago for MAX.
Lee
I’m excited to announce that I will presenting a session at Flash on the Beach in November. This will be the first time that I have been back to the motherland since I was a child so I’m really excited about it. My session is titled Adobe AIR for Interactive Designers and it will focus on the visual side of things including how to build AIR applications from Flash CS3 Professional rather than in Flex. I’ll be showing a lot of examples and it should be informative for developers as well as designers. Check out the session abstract and then go an register for the conference if you haven’t already!
See you there 
Lee
I have just re-launched the gotoAndLearn() tutorial player with a new tutorial on using Papervision3D. The player is still pretty primitive compared to the old version and I plan on adding many more features to it. I wanted to get it out there as soon as possible though so I decided to put it up in its “unfinished” form.
The Papervision3D tutorial goes over the basics of how to download the class packages as well as how to create a basic 3D scene inside of Flash CS3. This should be a good beginner tutorial for those who have wanted to start playing with these amazing classes.
You can download the example files for this tutorial here. I will be adding a link to these on the player in the next couple of days.
Enjoy!
Lee
I was just playing around with Papervision3D today so I decided to make a quick and nasty 3D scene with the onAIR bus. It doesn’t get much more primitive than this. Take a cube and map on squared-off PNG files of the bus wrap. Leg 3 of the bus tour starts on September 24th in New York City!
You can get the source FLA if you want to check out code.
Lee
Yes you heard it right! I have just signed my offer letter to join Adobe as a Platform Evangelist. This is a huge move for me and I’m extremely excited about it. The reasons for the move are many but below are the three biggest contributing factors.
There are of course many other reasons that contribute to my decision but I will keep those to myself . One thing I want to point out is that I am not leaving my current job because of any dislike for frog. I’ve loved the projects that I have worked on as well as the people that I’ve worked on them with. They are fully supportive of my decision as they know it is a great opportunity for me. As a side note, my current job will be opening up so shoot me an email if you’re interested. I highly recommend frog as an amazing place to work!
Another thing that people may wonder about is my past work with WPF and other Microsoft technologies. I am friends with and respect many people at Microsoft and that absolutely will not change. Adobe doesn’t want to hire one-sided drones and their hiring of both Ryan Stewart and myself are great examples of that. I will continue providing honest assessments of current interactive design technologies no matter who is behind them.
Except much more about my move here in the weeks to come. I am hoping to make it onto the 3rd and final leg of the bus tour and I am targeting the New York stop on the 24th as my first day. How can you beat that for the first day on the job!
Lee
Lee Brimelow is a Platform Evangelist at Adobe focusing on the Flash, Flex, and AIR developer communities.
