Resources
Online Resources
Adobe Flash LiveDocs
Adobe Video Workshops
Digital Media Primer Chapters 8-11 (pdfs and tutorials)
Director vs. Flash
Director MX Versus Flash
Comparing Lingo and ActionScript, Part I
Comparing Lingo and ActionScript, Part II
Lingo to ActionScript Translator
Books
ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University
Adobe Flash CS3 User Guide (pdf)
Note: There are many books on ActionScript 3.0, and many of them dig into different kinds of code. It is much more convenient, cheaper, and faster, to do a quick Google search, but it is also nice to have some books in the class library. For the purposes of this class, where games are a focus, Game Programming University offers a wide variety of game-related code, such as collision detection, for students to peruse and get ideas. Most other how-to's can be found on the Adobe LiveDocs website, or by Googling.