Designing for Constraints

Prototyping & Usability Testing in Flash

Tutorial:
Flash prototyping: http://www.johnniemanzari.com/flashlabs/
–> be sure to check out Lab 8: logging variables using PHP to TXT file

Book:
Flash MX for Interactive Simulation: http://www.amazon.com/Flash-MX-Interactive-Simulation-Macromedia/dp/1401812910

PDF Documents:
Building a Usability Prototype in Visual Basic, Flash, and Dreamweaver: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~dwigdor/teaching/318/prototypes/document.pdf
Information Ergonomics Lectures for Creative Prototyping: http://www.idc.ul.ie/hcieducators06/Procs/woolley.pdf
High-Fidelity Prototyping and Flash Overview Prototyping Revisited: http://www.sm.luth.se/csee/courses/smd/157/slides/HighFidelity.pdf

Examples:
http://nigelwhitbread.blogspot.com/2006/11/user-centre-design-notes2.html
http://karenau.net/portfolio.html
http://www.productinterfaces.com/projects.html
http://myurc.org/tools/FlashUrc.php
http://webzone.k3.mah.se/projects/Flash_Prototypin/Folder/index.aspx?page=3&tab=9&id=1

UI Components:
FlashComponents.net: http://www.flashcomponents.net/components/user_interface_flash_components.html
FlashStore: http://www.flashstore.com/Flash-Components/User-Interface/
FlashLoaded Bit Component Set: http://www.flashloaded.com/flashcomponents/bitcomponentset/
JumpEye: http://www.jumpeyecomponents.com/Flash-Components/User-Interface/
FlexCubed: http://www.flexcubed.com/component_details.php?id=3809f9dde851f2d8ca3d6e95416f3641
FlashExtensions: http://www.flash-extensions.net/
Snippets: http://www.noscope.com/journal/2004/10/snippets
FMXIS: http://www.flashsim.com/FMXISComponents/

Knobs:
http://www.concretecms.com/products/flash-knob-component
http://www.reflektions.com/miniml/template_permalink.asp?id=114

Potentiometers:
http://www.samuelwan.com/information/archives/000056.html
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00002485.html

Joysticks:
http://www.flashsim.com/FISComponents/joystick.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/sample_files/html/movement_joystick.html

Gauges:
http://www.gotoandlearnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1364
http://www.topshareware.com/KineticaRT-.NET-Gauge-Component-download-14443.htm
http://www.reynaldocolumna.com/blog/archives/gauge-component
http://www.betterthanflex.com/?cat=3

Timers:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/countdown.htm
http://www.download3k.com/Web-Authoring/Flash-Utilities/Download-CountDown-Timer-in-Flash.html
http://grumpee.instantspot.com/blog/2007/03/28/A-count-down-timer-component
http://www.kineticz.net/components/timer/
http://www.flashloaded.com/freebies/flashtimertrial/
http://www.usflashmap.com/component/countdown_timer.htm
http://www.flashden.net/item/game-countdown-timer-component/980
http://www.bestsoftware4download.com/software/t-free-countdown-timer-in-flash-download-xkvbgygj.html

Sliders:
http://ohmyflash.com/
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Widgets/Interfac-The_Nagu-10214/index.php
http://play.ground.gr/?p=89
http://ghostwire.com/go/176
http://www.flashextension.net/product.php?productid=16154&cat=4&page=1
http://www.agavegroup.com/?p=28

Uploader:
http://www.reynaldocolumna.com/blog/archives/uploader-component-v21

These are the standard components that come with Flash (as of CS3):

Other:
Use scrollwheel in Flash: http://www.hotscripts.com/Detailed/37552.html
OpenLaszlo for UI Prototyping: http://lists.whatwg.org/pipermail/discuss-interactiondesigners.com/2005-September/007194.html
FLASH Lab prototype boards: http://www.mecanique.co.uk/products/flash-lab/flash-board-main.html
Adobe Thermo: http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Thermo
Use XBox 360 Controller with Flash: http://flashjoystick.pillowfortgames.com/
GAIA Flash Framework: http://www.gaiaflashframework.com/
Using switch/case in Flash: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/switchcase.htm