Flash Lite 2.1

Adobe Flash Lite 2.1 Course Outline

Part 1 - Basics & Best Practices

Lesson 1: Flash Lite Development Fundamentals (18 min)
1. The Flash IDE & Mobile Emulator
2. Moving .SWF Files to a Mobile Device
3. Comparing Vector & Bitmap Images
4. Comparing Movie Clip & Graphic Symbols

Lesson 2: Coding Well Architected Applications (17 min)
1. Assigning Data Type to an Object
2. Using System Capabilities
3. Writing User Defined Functions
4. Returning Data from Functions
5. Final Comments

Part 2 - Developing the User Interface

Lesson 1: Controlling Visual Objects (38 min)
1. Setting Text Field Object Properties
2. Setting Movie Clip Object Properties
3. Referencing Objects & Timelines
4. Customizing the Focus Rectangle
5. Organizing Visual Content with ActionScript
6. Dynamically Attaching Movie Clips

Lesson 2: Handling Device Key Press Events (13 min)
1. Adding ActionScript to Control Soft Keys
2. Creating a Global Key Listener
3. Defining Key Functions
4. Changing Visual Content on Key Events

Lesson 3: ActionScript in Mobile Game Concepts (40 min)
1. Using ActionScript for Animation
2. Creating Methods to Animate Movie Clips
3. Initializing Game Setup
4. Detecting Stage Boundaries
5. Detecting Object Collisions
6. Updating the Score
7. Ending the Game

Lesson 4: Class-Based Development (21 min)
1. Creating & Using ActionScript Classes
2. Linking a Class to an Object
3. Adding Methods & Properties to a Class
4. Extending the Movie Clip Class
5. Managing Scoping with the Delegate Class

Lesson 5: Working With Asynchronous XML Data (38:30 min)
1. Preparing for XML
2. Creating the Object
3. Loading XML
4. Parsing XML
5. Storing XML in Arrays
6. Displaying XML Data from Arrays
7. Validating User Entered Values

Lesson 6: Synchronous XML Data With XML Sockets (45 min)
1. Setting Up a Jabber Server Account
2. Creating an XML Socket Connection
3. Handling the Socket Connection
4. Sending & Receiving XML Data
5. Creating XML for the Server Login
6. Logging into the Jabber Server
7. Creating an XML Node Message
8. Sending an XML Node Message
9. Receiving & Displaying XML Messages

Lesson 7: Persistent Data & Dispatching Events (25 min)
1. Creating a Shared Object
2. Combining Listeners with Shared Objects
3. Writing & Displaying Shared Object Data
4. Creating Dispatch Events
5. Listening & Reacting to Dispatched Events
6. Final Comments

Part 3 - Working with External Media

Lesson 1: Working With Sound in Flash Lite (18 min)
1. Importing Sounds into Flash
2. Loading Sound through ActionScript
3. Controlling Sound through ActionScript

Lesson 2: Working With Video in Flash Lite (15 min)
1. Creating Bundled Device Video
2. Testing for Video Capabilities
3. Using External Device Video
4. Final Comments

Part 4 - BrewT & Other Resources

Lesson 1: Creating Flash Lite Content for BrewT (11 min)
1. Publishing Content & the BREW Simulator
2. Uploading Applications to BREW Enabled Devices

Lesson 2: The Flash Lite Ecosystem (06 min)
1. Deploying Flash Lite Content
2. Flash Lite on Other Devices
3. Final Comments & Credits