Re: FLASH: Volunteers Wanted; Newbies and Lurkers EspeciallyWelcome!

[Tatorface]

First of all, is there a catch to this...as in price?  I don't mind giving 

feedback and think I would be of great help to your organization for a few 

reasons:

I have a great hold on the Flash 4 fundamentals, which basically means I am 

good at the graphic part of the deal.  I have toyed a little with tell target 

and importing text from outside sources, etc.  I have always looked at action 

script and said "huh?"  I have a little programming under my belt from 

college (turbo Pascal) and am teaching myself PERL right now along with a 

little dabbling in c and JavaScript.  I WANT to learn action script so I am 

not left behind while everyone else in the flash world kicks me in the dust.  

Please consider me for your experiment.  Also, if I am thought of for even a 

second as a finalist, email info pertinent to the study.  Thanks

Taylor Nolen



In a message dated 03/23/2000 12:29:45 AM Central Standard Time,

uniqueptd [dot] net

 writes:


<< OK; time for some giving back?!

 

 I, and one or two Flash friends, including one of my current favorite 

 Flash heroes (in the gender-neutral sense of the term), have been 

 conversing about the ActionScript "Dilemma" that some (*many*?) of 

 you seem to be experiencing.

 

 We're pretty sure that we can help, but we're not quite sure *how* to 

 go about it.

 

 So, at this point in our venture, we need *just a very few* 

 volunteers -- about 5 (3-8).

 

 No rigid standards, but some of my thoughts so far are:

 

 Ideally, you feel a strong need, for whatever reason, to get a handle 

 on ActionScript, *and*, you honestly feel that, even if you owned all 

 of the current Flash books, and had easy access to all of the helpful 

 ActionScript info "out there on the Web", you *still* feel kinda 

 swamped ... not clear about "where to start" with all of this -- 

 which, indeed, *can* get into some significantly deep territory.

 

 You're looking for a good place to start.

 

 In other words, I'm looking for a few folks who have a strong desire 

 to "get moving", and who acknowledge that they're pretty much 

 starting at Ground Zero, ActionScript-wise.

 

 *Keen* interest appears to be more valuable that fundamental IQ.

 

 Just two more suggested pre-qualifications: (1) ya oughta be willing 

 to learn how to think in "different" ways, and willing to provide 

 *feedback* about how the experiment is going for you; and, (2) I 

 fully expect that full participation in "Phase Two" (within a month, 

 or two at the most, hopefully) *will* necessitate being able to 

 afford the purchase of just *one* particular Flash book (if you don't 

 already own it), at a total cost of around $40. But that would be 

 Phase Two of the experiment, and, how soon we get to that phase 

 depends upon the needs of the folks participating.

 

 Bottom line: If ya can afford to stick a dollar bill into a jar every 

 day for a month or two, you'll be golden for Phase Two, too.

 

 For now, this is about working out the best way to teach ActionScript 

 Mastery (relatively speaking) to folks who are starting out Totally 

 Green.

 

 All responses genuinely appreciated, especially including 

 inspirations from those with "some" ActionScript experience.

 

 Please consciously decide whether your response is better sent to 

 this list, or to me personally. I'll trust your judgment! ... well, 

 "almost" totally: if you simply wish to tell me about yourself and to 

 volunteer to participate, that kind of response should be OFFLIST 

 ONLY. Thanks.

 

 LURKERS TAKE SPECIAL NOTE: I especially want *you* to participate; 

 you merely need to just email me privately. Thanks.

 

 TIA and HTH,

 

 Ken Sherwood

uniqueptd [dot] net

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