Beginning ActionScript 3

This series of lessons will teach you the basics of ActionScript programming and show you how to start creating your own computer games or applications. Each section should take about 1 hour to work through and by the end you will be able to create your own Space Invaders game.

AGENDA:
  1. Setting Up and Drawing Images
  2. Syntax and Variables
  3. Movement and Events
  4. Arrays and Loops
  5. Background and Sound
  6. Collisions
  7. Dynamic Text and Buttons
  8. Starting and Stopping
  9. Planning, Hints and Errors

1) Setting Up and Drawing Images

Booklet (PDF)
Start File (FLA)
Drawing the Car (SWF)

2) Syntax and Variables

Booklet (PDF)
Starting Car (FLA)
Drawing the Building (SWF)
ActionScript Street (SWF)

3) Movement and Events

Booklet (PDF)
Starting File (FLA)
Moving Car (FLA)
Calculator (FLA)
Animate the Car in Street (SWF)

4) Arrays and Loops

Booklet (PDF)
Bouncing Ball (FLA) 
Rocket Starter (FLA)
 Picture
Bouncing Ball (SWF)
Drawing the Rocket (SWF)
Programming the Rocket (SWF)
Finished Rocket (SWF)

5) Background & Sound

Booklet (PDF)
Starting File (FLA)
Blast Off Effect (MP3)
Naming Objects (SWF)
Creating Ball,Bat,Brick (SWF)
Programming the Bat and Ball (SWF)
Programming the Wall (SWF)

6) Collisions

Booklet (PDF)
BreakOut Starter File (FLA)
BreakOut Finished (SWF)
AirHockey Finished (SWF)
Programming the Disc and Bats (SWF)
Programming the Bounce Effect (SWF)
Programming the Bat Movement (SWF)
Programming the Disc Hit Test (SWF)

7) Dynamic Text and Buttons

Booklet (PDF)
BreakOut for Start Button (FLA)
Duck Shoot Background (FLA)

Matrix Pills Finished (SWF)

Duck Shoot Finished (SWF)
Adding Dynamic Text (SWF)
Creating Buttons (SWF)
Programming Move and Hit (SWF)
Programming Hide and Second Duck (SWF)

8) Starting and Stopping

Booklet (PDF)
BreakOut for Start Button (FLA)
Witch Hunt Start File (FLA)

Witch Hunt Finished (SWF)
Creating Instructions (SWF)
Creating Ending (SWF)
Creating Reset (SWF)
Programming Witch Hunt 1 (SWF)
Programming Witch Hunt 2 (SWF)
Programming Witch Hunt 3 (SWF)

9) Planning, Hints & Errors

Booklet (PDF)
Broken Bug Hunt (FLA)
Bug Hunt Working (SWF)
Debugging Bug Hunt (SWF)

10) Project Wrap-Up

Booklet (PDF)
1 - Setup & Sprites (SWF)
2 - Positioning Tank & Bases (SWF)
3 - Controlling the Tank (SWF)4 - Fire a Bullet (SWF)5 - Position the Invaders (SWF)6 - Moving the Invaders (SWF)7 - Hitting Invaders & Bases (SWF)8 - Create Start & Stop (SWF)9 - Programming Start, Stop & Reset (SWF)10 - Score & End Test (SWF)
Finished Space Invaders (SWF)