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  • Build a Slider Microsite with GreenSock’s Timeline Lite

    During the this tutorial I’m going to take you through building a simple slider that will scroll a personal microsite. We’ll use the GreenSock Timeline Lite class and demonstrate just how straight-forward it can make your Flash animation workflow. View Tutorial Source (http://active.tutsplus.com)

  • Quick Tip: Detect User Inactivity in a Flash Movie

    In this Quick Tip, you’ll learn how to detect when the user has been inactive for a determined time. Keep reading to find out how! View Tutorial Source (http://active.tutsplus.com)

  • Detecting Key Combos, the Easy Way

    Have you ever been amazed at the variety of attacks in fighting games like Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros, Soul Calibur and others? Now you can learn how to create an engine to detect key combinations and build your own fighting game as well! View Tutorial Source (http://active.tutsplus.com)

  • Create Your Own Pseudo 3D Pong Game

    Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Activetuts+. This tutorial was first published a long time ago in May, 2009. In this tut I’ll describe how to create a basic 3D scene using the native 3D options of Flash Player 10. Then I’ll explain how to…