Speakers: Mims H. Wright
Session
Tweening everything with the KitchenSync
KitchenSync is an open-source library for sequencing all types of events. Designed for developers who want a smart way to handle tweening animations. Written from the ground up in ActionScript 3.0, KitchenSync relies on smart object-oriented architecture rather than complicated shorthand. KitchenSync makes extensive use of events and informative runtime errors and is quite flexible when it comes to extending the functionality.
KitchenSync is more than an animation library. Tweens are a major part of KitchenSync but that is not the end. It also allows you to sequence sounds, functions, and event dispatches among other actions. The framework is open-ended allowing you to come up with new ways to work with its virtual timeline.
KitchenSync is the official sequencing engine of the GAE SWF Project which was used to create the <head> Conference site.
This session will introduce the basics of the KitchenSync library and show examples of how it can be used to sequence animations and other events. Features that set it apart from other tweening engines will also be highlighted. A Q&A session with the lead architect will follow.
Bio
Mims (yes, that’s his real name) was born a curious Southern boy in Mississippi. Since he moved to New York in 2002, he’s worked on magnificent interactive projects for clients ranging from ‘mom and pop’ to ‘evil empire’. Now, with a strong sense of irony, he has achieved veteran status before the age of thirty.
A Flex and Flash developer for over 8 years, Mims is the co-author of the ActionScript 3.0 Bible. He is the creator and lead architect of the KitchenSync library for tweening and sequencing in ActionScript 3.0 and the senior editor at the Flash development blog dispatchEvent().
Mims is a natural organizer and problem solver whose best insights occur to him in the shower… a balanced mix of cave-dwelling developer and out-of-the-box designer. He does not believe in limitations of the medium, unnecessary meetings, or flash intros.
Mims presently resides in Brooklyn, NY Los Angeles, California where he makes websites for cash.