Random Space Effects

Jiggling Background Light Worms (II)

Cool Background Space Ship

Blurry Background Rain Effect

Light Worms (I) Buttons

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Random Space

There are many ways in which random generated numbers can affect a Flash Movie and the results are quite amazing. Most of the parameters that define the position and size of a Movie Clip are numbers and we will teach you how to manipulate those to obtain Action Script code that can be reused whenever the deadlines give you a headache.

Some examples are updating those from the Previous Chapter, adding some random motion to the existing effects. I have used this technique like a hundred times and it's still the first in my mind whenever I start working on an intro, so pay attention.

You will also find (in the right sidebar) cool effects that involve the manipulation of parameters that define the position of the Symbols in Flash: "_x","_y","_rotation" etc.