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Name:

Matt Pollitt

Email:

matt@outside-media.co.uk

IM:

	MSN:	pollittmatt@hotmail.com
	Skype:	matt.pollitt

Website:

UK Mobile and devices usergroup

Blog:

Flashlite Blog.

About Me:

Matt is currently a Mobile UI designer @ ustwo™. Over the last 3 years,Matt has developed numerous mobile projects for clients in the UK and Europe. Matt is a Adobe Certified Expert in Flash CS3 and Mobile development, and specializes in making rich interactive mobile applications with Adobe Flash Lite. He has also helped to present a mobile Boot Camp seminar at the Adobe MAX conference in Chicago in 2007 and enjoys taking an active part in the Flash lite Community.

Matt studied at the university of Lincoln where he obtained a degree in Media Technology.

In his spare time, he runs the UK Adobe Mobile and Devices user group, as well as spending excessive amounts of money on take-out coffee and watches.

Company:

ustwo™

Position:

Mobile UI Designer

Company Site:

ustwo™

My Products:

Acrobat, ActionScript, Adobe Device Central, AfterEffects, Creative Suite, Fireworks, Flash, Flash Lite, Flash Media Server, Flash Player, Illustrator, InDesign, Master Collection, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, RIA - Rich Internet Applications

Recent Work:

Recent Code:

import flash.filters.GlowFilter;

var myBlur:Number = 0;
var speedIn:Number = 0.2;
var speedOut:Number = 0.5;
var maxBlur:Number = 23;
var minBlur:Number = 0;
var maxX:Number = 146.1;
var centerX:Number = 76.1;
var moveSpeed:Number = 0.4;
var textX:Number = 76.1;
var maxPhones:Number = 30;
var currentPhones:Number = 0;
var maxPspeed:Number = 15;
var minPspeed:Number = 5;
var myGlow = new GlowFilter(0x000066, .7, myBlur, myBlur, 3, 3, false, false);

function randRange(min:Number, max:Number):Number {
    var randNum:Number = Math.round(Math.random()*(max-min))+min;
    return randNum;
}

function expandGlow() {
    this.onEnterFrame = function(){
        var vg:Number = (maxBlur-myBlur)*speedIn;
        trace("doing it! = "+myBlur);
        myBlur += vg;
        var myGlow = new GlowFilter(0xFFFFFF, .7, myBlur, myBlur, 3, 3, false, false);
        joinBtn.joinTxt.filters = [myGlow];
        if (myBlur>22) {
            trace("condition met");
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
        }
    }
}

function contractGlow(target:MovieClip) {
    this.onEnterFrame = function(){
        trace("going away = "+myBlur);
        var vg:Number = (myBlur-minBlur)*speedOut;
        myBlur -= vg;
        var myGlow = new GlowFilter(0xFFFFFF, .7, myBlur, myBlur, 3, 3, false, false);
        joinBtn.joinTxt.filters = [myGlow];
        if (myBlur<1) {
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
        }
    }
}
function newPhone() {
    trace("adding new phone");
    if (currentPhones<=maxPhones) {
        whatIcon = randRange(0,2);
        var npi = container.attachMovie("phoneIcon", "phone_mc"+currentPhones, container.getNextHighestDepth());
        currentPhones += 1;
        npi.newScale = randRange(50,100);
        npi.pAngle = 0;
        npi.wSpeed = 0.1
        npi.centerX = randRange(0, joinBtn._width);
        npi.range = (20/100) * npi.newScale;
        npi._alpha = (50/100) * npi.newScale;
        npi.riseSpeed = (1/100) * npi.newScale;
        npi._x = npi.centerX;
        npi._xscale = npi._yscale = npi.newScale;
        npi._y = (joinBtn._y + joinBtn._height) + (npi._height/2);
        npi.onEnterFrame = function() {
            this._x = this.centerX + Math.sin(this.pAngle) * this.range;
            this.pAngle += this.wSpeed
            this._y -= this.riseSpeed;
            if(this._y < (joinBtn._y + joinBtn._height) / 2){
                this._alpha -= 2;
            }
            if(this._alpha < 2){
                currentPhones -= 1;
                delete this.onEnterFrame;
                removeMovieClip(this)
            }
        }
    }
}

function addPhones() {
    trace("called");
    var container:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container","container_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
    this.attachMovie("mask","mask_mc",this.getNextHighestDepth());
    container.setMask(mask_mc);
    newPhone();
    miniPhones = setInterval(this,"newPhone",500);
    
}

joinBtn.onRollOver = function() {
    expandGlow(this);
    addPhones();
};

joinBtn.onRollOut = function() {
    currentPhones = 0;
    mask_mc.removeMovieClip();
    container.removeMovieClip();
    contractGlow(this);
    clearInterval(miniPhones);
};

joinBtn.onRelease = function() {
    getURL("http://groups.adobe.com/groups/e5ecd800f7/members/join", "_self");
};

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Last online Oct 28
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matt.Pollitt is a member of the following Groups:

ActionScript.it - Italy
public, Group - Europe, 32 Members
Flash Platform
Adobe Flash Catalyst UK Usergroup
public, Group - Europe, 29 Members
Creative Interaction & Design
Adobe Mobile and Devices Usergroup UK
public, Group - Europe, 93 Members
Creating Rich Mobile Content with Adobe Flash Lite
BlocketPc - Spain
public, Group - Europe, 36 Members
Spanish Mobile and Devices Adobe User Group
Boston Adobe Mobile and Device User Group
public, Group - North America, 51 Members
got mobile?
Copenhagen Mobile and Devices Usergroup
public, Group - Europe, 25 Members
Everything mobile for everyone mobile
IndiMaD User Group
public, Group - India, 44 Members
An Indian Adobe Mobiles and Devices User Group
MAX 2008 Europe
public, Event Group, 55 Members
Connect, Discover, Inspire
mobile.actionscript.it - Italy
public, Group - Europe, 16 Members
Creating Rich Mobile Content with Adobe Flash Lite

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