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Flash/Flex Integration: SWFLibrary v1.5

Usually I like to post glamorous stuff, like 3D swirly things and experiments. Occasionally, however, I feel the need to release a little code in the interest of helping a few people out. This code is a review of sorts, since I already posted a similar utility back in June. However, since [...]

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FIVe3D Custom Primitive: VectorCube Class

After a long Papervision-induced hiatus, I've come back to FIVe3D- mainly because I still think it's a great library. Since it's still relatively new, however, there's not a lot of example code out there. Thus, here's another chunk from your friends here at Pixelwelders.

In other news...

• Well kids, it's here. Flash Player 10 beta is ready for you to take it out for a spin. Link here.
• I can't decide which man I admire more: the guy behind the Bejeweled proposal or Richard Garfield.
• The David Perry Game Industry Map has launched: link here. They claim to be tracking 10,000 organizations in 72 countries, so take a look around to see who's in your neighborhood.
• Looks like the Penny Arcade fellas are releasing another digital games distribution system, a la Valve's Steam. It's still in beta, with no games, but a very interesting development for the indie game developers out there. PlayGreenhouse.com.
• FFilmation isometric game engine has been released, and it's one of the most stunning examples of what Flash can do that I've seen since Papervision3D. I almost hate to link to it because it will overshadow my own contributions to the Flash scene...