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Flash Actionscript OOP Crash Course

Who: Marc Tanenbaum
When: Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Time: 6:30 PM, networking, 7:00-9:00 PM, program
Where: Marin Community Foundation Hangar #5 directions
Cost: Free to NBMA members; $10 for non-members; $5 for students with a valid ID
Register: Members and non-Members, please pre-register with Acteva to hold your spot.
Info Contact: , Web SIG Leader.

Do you get embarrassed when cocktail party conversation inevitably leads into Object-Oriented Programming? Having trouble understanding your child’s Flash-enabled website? OK, probably not, but I’m betting an awful lot of Flash designers have used gotoAndPlay(10) and on (release) to death and are ready to break out into something more powerful. Here it is.

There are simple things you can do to breathe new life into your Flash presentations, making them smaller, more efficient and hugely more interactive. During this presentation, we’ll gain a solid beginner’s understanding of what Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) really means and how ANYONE can apply its principles in Flash. We’ll do some coding on-the-fly, write some functions, extend some Objects, and really get to understand how we can use these tools to increase productivity, saving us time and money.

We might even have a laugh or two along the way.

Marc Tanenbaum is the NBMA Actionscript Salon Leader. He believes strongly in the ‘multi’ side of the multimedia equation. He couples expert Flash/Actionscript coding skills with abilities in design, writing, film-making, photography and editing. Through sfmultimedia, his independent website firm, he’s developed dozens of websites, presentations and games and played key creative roles in several short-subject films.

Through the Actionscript Salon series, Marc charts the sometimes treacherous waters of Actionscript by delving into it one aspect at a time, drawing parallels between these aspects whenever possible.

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Marin Community Foundation
5 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA

From South of Novato:
Highway 101 North
Exit at Hamilton Field/Nave Dr.
Veer RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp.
Follow Nave Drive going north, parallel to 101.
Turn RIGHT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From North of Novato:
Highway 101 South
Exit at Bel Marin Keys/Hamilton Field Exit (cloverleaf exit).
Turn RIGHT onto Ignacio Blvd.
After crossing the freeway, take an immediate RIGHT onto Nave Drive.
Go about .8 mile
Turn LEFT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From the East Bay:
Cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Continue on 580 until it merges onto 101 North.
Then follow the directions above “From South of Novato.”

Here is a map for further clarification.