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Description: Due to the maturity of the application and its ubiquity on web-connected computers, Flash is an attractive choice for developers seeking an interface design tool and animation platform. Because of this, it has become the standard in rich media delivery and interactive content for the web. Whether creating interfaces that incorporate streaming video and dynamic content, or education and games, Flash's toolset lends itself to the management of data, user feedback and compelling visual and audio content. This 3-hour hands-on workshop provides an introduction to the tools required to create a functional and elegant Flash interface for data manipulation, user interaction and compelling web or disc design.

Topics: Web application creation and management, data connectivity, managing movie clips, connecting to data sources and host environments, media and object management, ActionScripting for interface design.

You will learn:

• Designing user interactivity with advanced web-based interfaces
• Using Flash to connect to remote data sources
• Communicating with host programming environments
• Maintaining state and storing information locally
• Loading media and content dynamically

Duration: 1 day (or 2 evenings)

Level: Advanced

Prerequisites: You must have an intermediate understanding of Flash, including the concepts of movie clips, behaviors and media management.