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Make yourself a human torch with Flash 8 and a webcam

Flash 8 human torchBack in December I mentioned a cool little Flash 8 demo by Grant Skinner that interfaces with your webcam to make it look like you're being snowed on. Okay, it sounds kinda lame when I explain it that way, but it is pretty cool. Even cooler, though, is a new demo by Skinner, which also requires Flash Player 8 and a compatible webcam, that turns you into the human torch. While I don't have a webcam with which to test it out, the screenshots look great even though Skinner says they don't do it justice. Don't bother asking what this is good for-it exists soley to be neat, and to teach you a bit about Flash 8's features.