New widget, GoBucks offers and FX behavior
Another week, another update on GoAnimate... and there's a lot this week!
New widget
Tired of embedding your and other people's animations on your site one by one. No problem! The GoAnimate widget is here. Just select a category and a theme (optional) and you will get a continuously updated flow of animations on your site. No maintenance required.
It comes in 2 different colors and the dimensions can be tweaked to fit anywhere on your site.
GoBucks Offers
As we are releasing more premium characters and content we thought we should also release more ways for everyone to earn GoBucks. Now when you go to the "add credit" page, you will see offers that allow you to earn GoBucks and that do not force you to spend money.
FX Behavior
Ever tried to use that widescreen effect and couple it with a zoom?! Just impossible?? Well, not anymore! Now special effects on GoAnimate are attached to the player screen instead of the stage inside the studio. This means that when you zoom inside a scene the FX will stay nicely in place as an overlay.
If you feel some of the current FX behaved better before, let us know and we will also make them available as props to give more flexibility. Try it out now!
We're looking forward to hearing your comments regarding these updates!
More updates
- You will now need to update your Flash Player to version 10.0.12 or better to use GoAnimate. This is needed to enable some of the new features we're releasing.
- News highlights on the FAQs and forum pages
- Following a large number of comments, Pamela does not touch her breast anymore... (Sorry guys)
- Bug fixes on the stick figure theme
Can you make a widget consisting of all of your own animations? I'd use that in a heartbeat!
This is a great feature! I wish you could pick and choose which animations you can add to it.
That's really odd about removing the Pamela action. Is this some silliness about people complaining that it is sexist? The reason I ask is I saw Pamela on Comedy Central just the other night and she not only held her breasts on national television, when also thanked them individually and gave them names. I wish I was kidding but I am not. I hope this doesn't affect animations already posted. If it does, then count me among those who are unhappy this has been removed.
Hey guys,
Thanks for the comments.
Ryan,
Yup. You can do that. Go to the widget page and select "Your animations" in the feeds (you need to be logged in to see this option of course). And you're done! :o)
Coady,
As we develop this widget more this could definitely be an option. Let's see how popular this version 1 gets first.
DS,
Old animations are not affected by this change. We just hid the action from the menu. Yup. This request came from people complaining about us stereotyping female characters. At some point a whole class in a school wrote to us about this. I guess this kind of actions can be okay, but not as the default action of a character. :o)
Coolio.
I think they should keep the Pamea Action bt not as default yhats knda sluty.
(DJ)
Sorry ive had to much to drink (typos)
Ah - didn't think about it being the default action, but I do think it's funny that anyone would complain about the cartoon version of Pamela, considering she's far more offensive in person than she is animated. I mean, when was Pamela Anderson ever known for anything except playing off her trashy sex appeal? I think whatever teacher organized that "write in" needs to get out more, and I have a feeling it was not the class that decided on the writing project.
I have a feeling that class was young enough to not even know who Pamela Anderson is. : )
lol some people wonder why some people dont use goanimate they cant make a person