Koen
de Weggheleire
Bio
Koen De Weggheleire is a faculty member of the Technical University of West-Flanders (HOWEST) where he teaches Flash Platform Solutions (Flash, Flex, AIR) with a smile.
As the Adobe User Group Manager for Belgium (http://www.adobeusergroup.be) and Adobe Community Expert for Flash, Koen is heavily addicted to the community and inspires the community by his blog at http://www.newmovieclip.com and by speaking at several events (Adobe MAX, FITC, 360 Flex, Flashbelt, Flash on the beach...).
He coordinates the yearly Belgian multimedia conference ""Multi-Mania"" (http://www.multi-mania.be) where 1000 people come together to learn from industry experts and to share knowledge.
Koen is author for friendsofED and published the book ""Flex for Developers"". He is currently working on the book ""Advanced AIR applications"" which will be published later this year.For O'Reilly, Koen is also working at the ""Adobe AIR cookbook"". When there is still some time left you can find Koen at his company ""Happy-Banana"" doing Flash Platform consultancy on advanced award-winning Rich Internet Applications.
When Koen is not talking ActionScript you can find him producing music, collecting goodies, eating pizza or renovating his 100 year old house.
Session
PLAY with Vectors !
What is a Vector and where can we use it in Flash? According to WikipediA it is used in math, physics, graphics, computer science and entertainment...Well this sounds exactly like the domains we will focus on during this talk !
In this technical and creative session about vectors we will explain how vectors fit in physics, 3D transformations, uvt mapping, geonometry, advanced drawing api,...
If you want to know where to use vectors in your daily 2D and 3D actionScript live, this is the session for you!
Fasten your seatbelt for an inspirational roundtrip full of vector MADNESS and FUN !!