Welcome, this blog will be for me to keep a record of what I’m currently learning. Recently it’s writing mobile apps. I know I’m late to the gold rush but this is more about teaching myself new skills and creating something for my own use then anything else.
Tools I’m using

• Adobe Flash Builder 4.5
• Adobe Flex SDK
• Adobe Flash CS5
• Away3D and Prefab
• Maya and Blender 3D
• Adobe Photoshop

I’m slowly getting through each of these tools, learning whatever is needed on the way. I know Maya, Photoshop and Flash reasonably well from previous projects, but the rest is very new to me.

Main Challenges so far

• Structuring XML file – I used XML files before, but never wrote any myself.
• Getting Flex to show the XML value I want them to show [FB]
• Comparing value from one XML list with another [FB]
• Styling buttons in [FB]
• Importing Flash files into Flash Builder*
• Importing 3d models**
• Gesture controls with AS3
• Controlling the 3d model (In progress)

*There turn out to be a number of ways, such as flash container or flash components, but i found these rather hard to control, the best way I found was by inserting a SWC file via flash build path and calling the movieclips inside the fx:script
** This took a very long time. Using a number of different methods, i tried importing DAE and OBJ but the textures didn’t show. I ended up using Maya to model and export to blender and again export to Prefab to add texture. Learn via http://www.samsarin.net/blog/2010/07/import-awd-exported-from-prefab3d/