Your task is to create new and better special effects that will be displayed along with the random circle animations Kirupa created a long long time ago.

Remember, the last day for submitting entries is July 7th. Submit early and submit often!

Instructions
We don't want you to spend a lot of time recreating the above layout, text, etc. So, we have provided you with everything you'll need to focus only on creating a really nice background special effect.

The following files for Flash MX should provide you with what you need:

Download Contest Files

After unzipping those files, here is what you do:

1. Open your_effect.fla in either Flash MX or MX 2004.
2. Create your random special effect. For example, most of the effects that you see on this site involve the random circles (see example), but you are free to not use circles!
3. Once you have created your special effect, publish the animation. Run testing.swf to see how your animation would look if it were to be used on kirupa.com.
4. Upload your FLA and SWF to the Contest Forum.

Guidelines

• The maximum file size of your final SWF should not exceed 10k.
• Do not use images and sound.
• All content should be internal. In other words, no content should be loaded from an external location.
• Ensure that your animation is not taxing on the CPU.
• Try to make sure your final effect is predominantly blue colored, for most of the site is designed to only look well with a blue-ish tint. If you use the same blue colors used on this site, that would be great.
• Avoid any and all text in your entries.

The above guidelines may be updated and revised.

Tips
Many special effects tutorials kirupa has written involve the fiendish circles and cool things you can do with them. A list of the tutorials can be found here: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82207 (see second post)