February 28, 2007 at 12:00 am · 275 views · Filed under portfolio, tutorial
An actionscript exercise. Trying to get a movie clip to go to the closest dynamically created target. Click the button to make more targets. Draggable targets. Move the targets around to see the ball’s target change. Source file below.
Here’s the actioscript for the little ball:
onClipEvent(load){
//random placement
_x = Math.random()* 450;
_y = Math.random()* 450;
//speed is speed, higher number is slower movement
speed = (Math.random()*5)+7;
//x and y distance from target
xdist = 0;
ydist = 0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
//determine which target is closer a^2+b^2=c^2
//use a for loop to cycle through all targets,
//and assign the closest to be THE target
for(j=0; j <= _root.i; j++){
//for the first automatically assign it as the closest
if(j == 0){
xdist = _root.target0._x - _x;
ydist = _root.target0._y - _y;
}
//find the distance to next target
else{
//temporary distance variables
xdistT = _root["target"+j]._x - _x;
ydistT = _root["target"+j]._y - _y;
//if it is closer assign it to the closest, if not do nothing
February 27, 2007 at 10:35 pm · 112 views · Filed under portfolio
A ransom note style collage, quoting the Pearl Jam song Bee Girl, “Everything you imagine needn’t be stuck in your mind.” Made in photoshop as a typography exercise.
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