Everytime I sit down with Flash and try and push it around and try something new, I'm joyfully surprised. Flash is such a fascinating software. I wish Macromedia were paying me to say this but it really is a great product and a couple of days ago I went down the rabbit hole of Mathematics. I attempted (and succeded) in creating boids. Artificial Life. Well a start anyway.
Boids were developed by Craig Reynolds and I haven't done anything revolutionary. Its based on the flock motion of birds and simulates basic desires and purpose. my attempt is at http://www.therandomlines.com/boids.html
The great part about Flash is the fact that it handles advanced graphics. And the maths is only the beginning. Actionscript is a powerful language; object orientation is slow; but it has its moments and all in all it's a beautiful ride.
Friday 13 July 2007
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