efug.org: the Edmonton Flash User Group
efug is the official Flash User Group for Edmonton, Alberta. We are committed to fostering community and professional excellence among Flash professionals in Edmonton and area. We deal with a variety of topics relevant to working with Flash, including development, design, animation, marketing, multimedia and business practices.
We hold monthly gatherings on the third or fourth Monday of each month to enjoy presentations from the local & international community, happy-hour drink prices, five-buck appetizers, free billiards, networking, socializing, and giving away swag.
We hope to serve as a promotional and educational force in the community, evangilising Flash and related technologies to businesses in Edmonton and worldwide.
You can subscribe to the monthly newsletter in the left-hand pane, and join efug on Adobe Groups here using your Adobe ID. We are on facebook too.
If you have any questions or comments regarding efug, you can contact us by filling in the form to the left. Anyone is welcome — n00bs to seasoned veterans. Hope to see you there!
FITC Edmonton: October 17-18, 2009
FITC has held 18 events over eight years, through nine cities and four countries, with over 700 presentations and over 10,000 attendees. From Flash to motion design, to design and creative inspiration, to other technologies like Flex, AIR and processing, FITC events stand as unique and exciting events that educate, challenge, and inspire. We began as a Flash festival, and we've kept Flash at the core but we have also continued to add more and more diverse presentations over the years, ever expanding the programming of our events.
Two solidly packed days of presentations, both technical and creative. Presenters from around the world have been hand-picked for their skill and talent, and all are eager to share and meet you. Confirmed already for this event are Erik Natzke, James Paterson, Lee Brimelow, Mario Klingemann, Ralph Hauwert, Stacey Mulcahy, and local Flasher Grant Skinner. Meet them at the presentations, in the exhibitor hall, or at the evening party.
10% discount for efug members, code: EFUG
August 21, 2009
August efug: Video and Balls
After a short summer break, efug is back in full force for the month of August!
This Monday, August 24th, 7:00pm @ the Billiard Club on Whyte Ave (map and address in the left-hand pane), Grant Skinner & Lanny McNie of gskinner.com will be showcasing some of their recent work:
Fun With Balls: Grant Skinner, gskinner.com
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In this fun and informal session, Grant will show a wide variety of experiments he has built using circles and spheres as the core concepts. He will touch on concepts like trigonometry, circular collision detection, organic systems, and Flash Player 10's 3D APIs with a simple, example driven approach.
Dynamic Streaming in Flash: Lanny McNie, gskinner.com
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The latest streaming video offering from Adobe, Flash Media Server 3.5, includes a new feature called Dynamic Streaming that allows applications to deliver video at a suitable size, quality, and bitrate depending on a user's internet connection and processor speed, and change feeds dynamically during playback without any noticeable change. This short session will discuss how the new feature works, and introduce some tools that automate this process. We will also touch on Adobe's new Media Framework (formerly known as Strobe), and show how dynamic streaming can be implemented into an existing framework.
As always, efug & The Billiard Club are happy to offer happy-hour drinks prizes, five-buck appetizers, free billiards after the presentations, and a never-before-seen swag extravaganza!
Tell your friends & colleagues -- hope to see you there!
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FITC Edmonton, October 17-18th 2009
FITC has held 18 events over eight years, through nine cities and four countries, with over 700 presentations and over 10,000 attendees. From Flash to motion design, to design and creative inspiration, to other technologies like Flex, AIR and processing, FITC events stand as unique and exciting events that educate, challenge, and inspire.
FITC Edmonton presents two solidly packed days of presentations, both technical and creative. Presenters from around the world have been hand-picked for their skill and talent, and all are eager to share and meet you.
It's going be be killer:
Grant Skinner / gskinner.com
Ralph Hauwert / UnitZeroOne.com
Erik Natzke / natzke.com
James Paterson / presstube.com
Mario Klingemann / quasimondo.com
Stacey Mulcahy / bitchwhocodes.com
Lee Brimelow / adobe.com
Mike Chambers /adobe.com
Chuck Freedman / chuckstar.com/blog
Erik Johnson / disruption.ca
Victor Rubba / crazedcoders.com
Randy Troppmann / randytroppmann.com
Phil Chung / philterdesign.com
Missed the early bird discount?
Sign up before September 1 using the discount code "backintime" and and you can purchase tickets for just $99 regular, $49 for students.
This is a world-class event you don't want to miss.
Posted at 02:10 PM
May 08, 2009
May efug: Flash Apps for Facebook
This Monday, May 11th, at 7:00pm at the Billiard Club on Whyte Ave (map and address at www.efug.org), join us for our regular dose of fug.
To kick it off, Michael Graves & Wes Gorgichuk are going to showcase one of our most recent projects:
The ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform API
The Facebook AS3 API makes it easy to build applications that combine the strengths of the Flash Platform and Facebook Platform, providing the ideal solution for building rich, social experiences on the web.
Check it out ahead of time:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/facebook/
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/facebook/samples/
http://code.google.com/p/facebook-actionscript-api/
Following a short intermission for beverages and socializing, we'll have an 'open podium' portion of the evening. Take 5 minutes to share with the community some Flash-related work you've done, an inspiring use of Flash you've encountered recently, or a Flash tip / feature that you've found to be especially cool or valuable.
Your 5 minute contribution will earn you a chance to win a commercial boxed version of Electric Rain's Swift 3D v5!
As always, we'll be enjoying happy-hour drinks, five buck appetizers, free billiards after the presentations, and all-new, never-before-seen door prizes!
Invite your friends and colleagues - hope to see you there!
Posted at 03:51 PM
March 16, 2009
Flex Gumbo: More Than Just a Tasty Stew
On Monday, March 23rd, 7:00, at The Billiard Club on Whyte Ave, Nick Johnston is going to walk us through the 2008 Max Preview of Adobe's upcoming Flex release:
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Flex "Gumbo" Recipe
There are number of Gumbo recipes worldwide, but Adobe has a unique recipe that can call their own: Flex "Gumbo".
Ingredients
3/4 to 1 pound Catalyst
1/2 pound Flash CS4 Professional
1 1/2 to 2 cups Package Explorer
1 can (14.5 ounces) Client Data Management (CDM)
1 cup of Network Monitoring
1/2 cup Flex Unit Support
3 tablespoons custom file templates for MXML, ActionScript, and CSS
3 tablespoons try getter/setter generation
3 cloves debugging, minced
1/4 teaspoon refactoring, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ASDoc ToolTip support
In Flash Catalyst, take an existing design using Adobe Creative Suite tools, and create custom UI components on the fly (in the form of a Flex application). Next, save your Catalyst file and import into Flex CS4. You can also use Flash's "New Flash Component" or "New Flash Container" to create and edit content, and have it imported directly into Flex CS4 instantly.
Now in Flex CS4 you can mix the rest of the ingredients, to make one mean stew, or Flex application.
Serves: Worldwide.
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Following a short intermission for beverages and socializing, we'll have an 'open podium' portion of the evening. Take 5 minutes to share with the community some Flash-related work you've done, an inspiring use of Flash you've encountered recently, or a Flash tip / feature that you've found to be especially cool or valuable.
Your 5 minute contribution will earn you a chance to win a commercial boxed version of Electric Rain's Swift 3D v5!
As always, we'll be enjoying happy-hour drinks, five buck appetizers, free billiards after the presentations, and all-new, never-before-seen door prizes!
Invite your friends and colleagues - hope to see you there!
Posted at 10:39 AM
