644 Forum Posts by "MichaelJ"
Hello Newgrounds,
I am making a game and there is a part where you are in a car and I have this sound of a car horn beeping (loopable). I also have a steering wheel converted to a button. What I want to happen is make it so that when you click and hold the button, the car horn beeps (loops) and when you release or scroll off the button, the sound stops. Any suggestions on what I could do? I can't get it to work.
Thanks.
Ok, I edited a little.
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Fractals
We see fractals every day, and don't even realize it! A fractal is a complicated geometric shape made up of patterns that repeat themselves at smaller scales. The word fractal comes from the Latin word fractus, which means "broken" or "fractured." The term fractal was coined in 1975 by Benoit Mandelbrot. There are two main categories of fractals, regular fractals and random fractals.
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Regular fractals can be broken into smaller pieces, and each piece of the broken fractal will resemble the original structure. An example of a regular fractal would be the Sierpinski triangle, which is basically a big triangle with smaller triangles inside of it. Another example of a regular fractal would be the Koch snowflake, which starts with an equilateral triangle. For every third of each corner of the triangle, another equilateral triangle is placed over it in a rotated position. This eventually forms the shape of a snowflake. The Koch snowflake is definitely more complicated Sierpinski triangle, but they are both still regular fractals.
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Most of the fractals we see every day are random fractals. With computer generated random fractals, you can zoom in on the fractal, and the area that you are looking at may not appear to have any fractal properties. The most commonly known example of a fractal, however, is a tree. A tree is a natural fractal. Trees, or really any plants, are very good examples of fractals because they all started at a point, and randomly grew outward from there. All plants are considered random fractals because if you break them apart, to a certain point they may no longer appear to resemble the original fractal. Some other examples of random fractals are broccoli, lightning, clouds, sea shells, peacocks, pineapples, mountain ranges, and crystals. There are so many of them, you couldn't even write them all down!
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No matter what type of fractal you are looking at, it will have an infinite perimeter, but a finite area. This means that you can keep zooming in on the fractal, and it will keep going on forever, (regular fractals will still resemble the original structure, and random fractals may not resemble the original structure to a certain degree, but they will still branch out randomly) but the fractal will never exceed a certain area. One of the most famous and complicated fractals in the world is called the Mandelbrot set. All fractals have an infinite perimeter, but the Mandelbrot set is a very famous fractal because it contains all other patterns and fractals known to man. That means that every fractal you will ever see is in the Mandelbrot set, but they may not be visible to the naked eye. Cool, huh?
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Fractals were discovered not too long ago, and we do not know too much about them, but they are an interesting and important subject. A fractal does not have to be something that you have to be able to see. The fact that we know a lot about the world, but know little about the universe, suggests that the universe may be a fractal. There is, after all, something new to be discovered every day.
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this is what I am submitting today
At 3/29/09 05:37 PM, The-Condor wrote: There's this button right, On the key board called the "Enter" key, It could help you break down that giant wall of text.
Didn't think of that, lol.
Mine is the best. I call her... Maximum de-rez!
Hi NewGrounds,
I have a paper due on fractals tomorrow and I was just wondering if you guys could read (and proof if necissary) my paper. Is there anything i could do to make it better? If it doesn't appear right (yes the title is centered and the paragraphs are indented)
~thanks.
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Fractals
We see fractals every day, and don't even know it! A fractal is a complicated geometric shape made up of patterns that repeat themselves at smaller scales. The word fractal comes from the Latin word fractus, which means "broken" or "fractured." The term fractal was coined in 1975 by Benoit Mandelbrot. There are two main types of fractals, regular fractals and random fractals.
Regular fractals can be broken into smaller pieces which resemble the original structure. An example of a regular fractal would be the Sierpinski triangle, which is basically a big triangle with smaller triangles inside of it. Another example of a regular fractal would be the Koch snowflake, which starts with an equilateral triangle, and for every third of the triangle another equilateral triangle is placed over it in a rotated position, eventually forming the shape of a snowflake. The Koch snowflake is definitely more complicated Sierpinski triangle, but they are both still regular fractals.
Most of the fractals we see every day are random fractals. With computer generated random fractals, you can zoom in on the fractal, and the area that you are looking at may not appear to have any fractal properties. The most commonly known example of a fractal, however, is a tree. A tree is a natural fractal. Trees, or really any plants, are very good examples of fractals because they all started at a point, and randomly grew outward from there. All plants are considered random fractals because if you break them apart, to a certain point they may no longer appear to resemble the original fractal. Some other examples of random fractals are broccoli, lighting, clouds, sea shells, peacocks, pineapples, mountain ranges, and crystals. There are so many of them, you couldn't even write them all down!
No matter what type of fractal you are looking at, it will have an infinite perimeter, but a finite area. This means that you can keep zooming in on the fractal, and it will keep going on forever, (regular fractals will still resemble the original structure, and random fractals may not resemble the original structure to a certain degree, but they will still branch out randomly) but the fractal will never exceed a certain area. One of the most famous and complicated fractals in the world is called the Mandelbrot set. All fractals have an infinite perimeter, but the Mandelbrot set is a very famous fractal because it contains all other patterns and fractals known to man. That means that every fractal you will ever see is in the Mandelbrot set, but they may not be visible to the naked eye. Cool, huh?
Fractals were discovered not too long ago, and we do not know too much about them, but they are an interesting and important subject. A fractal does not have to be something that you have to be able to see. The fact that we humans know a lot about the world, but know little compared to the universe could be a fractal because there is always something new to discover.
At 3/27/09 04:52 PM, 4urentertainment wrote: Post an example of your work.
Hey check your inbox
At 3/27/09 04:35 PM, 4urentertainment wrote:At 3/27/09 04:33 PM, Animator1mike wrote: Anyways, I am still looking for a scripter...What kind of game is it? I may be able to help out. (check my profile for a top down zombie game engine)
No my game is nothing like that. I am going to PM you something in a min.
At 3/27/09 04:29 PM, 4urentertainment wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1042 822
Quote from that topic: "It's just when someone new to flash, and has some ideas he just thinks,"Hey why don't I collaborate with someone to make an awesome movie, I'll give the ideas and he'll animate!" Yeah, that works between friends, but not here on newgrounds. It's either you animate and another guy programs, or you program and another guy animates. Or you could at least provide voice acting. There is no such thing as an "idea guy""
Notice how I stress the "There is no such thing as an idea guy" No, just no.
No one's going to help you if you aren't doing any of the following:
-Programming
-Animating
-Voice acting
-Providing music and sound fx
Yes, I didn't realize he said "ideas". I thought he was a scripter. I don't need an idea guy. I have 4 years of flash experience, but I am not very educated in AS. I am an excellent animator. My project is very high detailed. No crappy sprite stuff. Perhaps I should have taken notice to his level, or clicked on his profile before I blabbed. Anyways, I am still looking for a scripter...
Problem resolved. I had multiple copies of the sound yes, but they were on "stream". I needed "start".
I am currently working on a game and have not gotten far... It is similar to that, and i am not excellent with AS, and I would appriciate help, but how long have you had flash? And what version? I have flash pro 8. How much experience do you have? What can you do, as a scripter? please PM me.
Hey, when I try to place the same sound on certain frames and when I watch the movie it says "SWF contains multiple copies of a sound item". I have put the same sounds on a bunch of different frames and it has been fine up until now. Any suggestions?
If you post a flash in the flash portal, and the rating goes above 3.00, how do you delete the flash?
At 3/2/09 01:45 PM, Earfetish wrote: I quit smoking cigarettes but I still smoke when I'm drunk
I'f you smoke when you are drunk, you never really quit
And for the thread, throw the cigarretesssss awayyyyyy!
Lol you joined newgrounds today too... You have never kissed a girl? Classes, sounds like you are in middle school or high school, how old are you?
