A friend of mine sent me an email asking how to import compiled (.swf) movie clips into Adobe Flash on the fly. Luckily, it’s quite simple, so I decided to write a quick article on it.

In Actionscript 3.0 (the version he is using) you can use the Loader class. The Loader class only needs a URLRequest to import the file you want.

In the following example I’m going to want to import a compiled file called Child.swf that is in the same directory as the one we are running this from.

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As I mentioned before, I’m going to try to release one project every two days. Well here is an early present: Distorted Directions.

This game was written for a graduate level Adobe Flash class I took. The basic premise is to get the ball to the top of the screen by jumping up a series of platforms. Each level has the same design, so the game may appear easy. However, the controls and orientation of the level may change at any time, making the difficulty lie in the game environment.

You can learn more at the project page.

I just created an account on Newgrounds.com so I could upload my finished game.  I wasn’t sure what genre to categorize it as, so it’s under “Skill – Other.”

Check it out at http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/472179