THIS BLOG ACTUALLY IS A CONTINUATION OF WK2 READING...
I just made it out of day one of Actionscript 3.0 training. Let me give you the back story. Back in 1997, I was completing my first year of teaching, and right out of college I knew that I wanted to incorporate my own cartoons into classroom curriculum. at the time I had no idea what I was doing outside a pencil and paper. My last computer experience came from coding Pascal back in 1991. Graphical User Interfaces did not exist.
Long story short, after many fruitless searches, the sun shone upon me when I discovered the magical, artistic canvas that was Macromedia Flash. Words cannot describe how this BRILLIANT program empowered me. From 1997 to the present I have constantly been creating Flash content. My passion for learning and mastering it (and trying to make people chuckle with my work) was insatiable. I suppose the culmination of it all can be seen at www.mcmahonimation.com . Now, here's the problem.
I was overwhelmed today with new, up and coming technologies. I can't help but feel like I am never going to have a chance to develop something that's FINISHED and marketable before something new is invented. Actionscript 3.0 is NOTHING like Actionscript 2.0. To make matters worse, with the advent of new tech like tablet PC's and smart phones, Flash may be messed with so much that my magical canvas turns into a convoluted mess that revolves around programmers instead of animators. I do not want to be disenfranchised.
But, I guess like the Zander mentions about the destination and the journey thing. Maybe I just need to take Chapter 6's advice and try to see the bigger picture and realize that I am making a contribution right NOW. Maybe I just don't know it.
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