# New AS Experiment: Jump Orbs

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 21, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783 "2003-04-21T01:39:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![lostinbeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@lostinbeta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lostinbeta)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/1 "2003-04-21T01:39:03Z")

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Hey people, been a while since I posted any Flash experiments around here.

I just finished this one today.

[http://www.lostinbeta.com/experimental/jumpOrbsAS.html](http://www.lostinbeta.com/experimental/jumpOrbsAS.html)

It is a bit jumpy (no pun intended), but oh well get over it 😛 :trout:

INSTRUCTIONS:

Adjust the sliders to mess with the settings…

Mouseover the orbs to see what happens…

Should be simple enough… easier than 1, 2, 3 😉

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/2 "2003-04-21T01:40:08Z")

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Woah…

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/3 "2003-04-21T01:46:16Z")

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thats really cool lost  
I think it should be Affected area tho… wait, maybe not  
Yeah idk

Looks awesome tho… very impressive

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/4 "2003-04-21T01:46:53Z")

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oh oh i seen this before, i made a couple before to.  
no big deal!

haha just kidding, this is awsome!!! i can barely keep up with you. Keep up the good work and i look forward to seeing what else you come up with 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/5 "2003-04-21T01:47:28Z")

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No, you are right, I mispelled the label. I spelled the variables right, but not the label text… man, if only my error was behind the scenes :-\ 😛

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/6 "2003-04-21T01:49:29Z")

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wowser i corrected lost  
i should get like 2398472398472398473298 and a half points for that  
but still… man thats amazing

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/7 "2003-04-21T01:52:43Z")

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Alex: Thanks

28: I fixed the error now 🙂

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/8 "2003-04-21T02:01:29Z")

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:beam:

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/9 "2003-04-21T02:02:23Z")

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wow man very cool! makes me want to read my as book faster!

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/10 "2003-04-21T02:16:05Z")

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seen many of those, but still a nice experiment 🙂

:: off to make my own 😛 ::

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/11 "2003-04-21T02:16:37Z")

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as usual lost, you are impressive. Now, if I could just incorporate  
your programming with my designs, we’d be rich! 😉

Great work…love it. =)

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/12 "2003-04-21T02:19:39Z")

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ahmed: Yeah, i’ve seen it a lot too, thats why I decided to do it, I am so uninspired for something original, I saw this on a site and was like… hmm… lemme try that. Mine in particular is done completely in AS though, nothing on the stage or in the library :beam:

Unflux: Thanks… all I need to do is incorporate your design ability into my brain and I could destroy you all!!! [size=1]ok, not really, but I can dream :([/size]

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/13 "2003-04-21T02:21:21Z")

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hehe ok, but I said “we!”

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/14 "2003-04-21T02:22:54Z")

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> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \*  
> **Mine in particular is done completely in AS though, nothing on the stage or in the library :beam:**  
> ooh… nice! :beam:

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/15 "2003-04-21T05:52:04Z")

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eh, what the heck…

::bump::

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/16 "2003-04-21T06:12:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ahmed \*  
> \*\*seen many of those, but still a nice experiment 🙂  
> \*\*

same here

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/17 "2003-04-21T11:58:18Z")

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very nice, although i think this must be not too complicated right?, it is just changing the x / y scale and alpha as the mouse gets closer right? :beam:

its definetly cool though  
gj

hawk

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/18 "2003-04-21T12:01:24Z")

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ahhh maaan! You make me drool dammit!  
How did you make the circles escape from the \*\*\*\* cursor?  
This is awesome!

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/19 "2003-04-21T12:23:45Z")

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> as usual lost, you are impressive. Now, if I could just incorporate your programming with my designs, we’d be rich!

Great work…love it.

i totally agree with all of that…

how about it then… partner

ha ha

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#### Post date: [April 21, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-as-experiment-jump-orbs/18783/20 "2003-04-21T16:20:46Z")

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Hawk: Yes, I do scale it up as the mouse gets closer, and I change the alpha as well. But I also make the clip avoid the mouse too, so that adds a little more “complication” to it. It really isn’t that difficult though.

Syko: Wouldn’t you like to know how I did it :evil: [size=1]hehehe[/size]

Anorak: ha ha 🙂

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