Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development - Softcover

Rhodes, Glen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584504870 ISBN 13: 9781584504870

Publisher: Charles River Media, 2006

Synopsis

Written by a professional game developer, this book details the actual science of game development, including design, story character development, the physics and motion of a game, and audio issues. In this new edition, all of the latest features of Flash Professional 8 are covered, including the new sound channels, bitmap caching, texture pages, and more. There is also new coverage of how to add effects to games, including motion blur and depth blur, flow effects, drop shadow, bevel with highlights, and video with alpha. Through the book a variety of games are created using the power of Flash and the most recent advancements in ActionScript. Beginning with the basics of design, the book progresses through the entire process to teach programmers and Web developers how to create professional quality games quickly. With a basic knowledge of Flash and the techniques provided here, developers will be able to enhance their productivity and produce high quality games that make a real impact.

About this title

About the Author

Glen Rhodes has been developing games professionally since 1993 with his first games on the Sony Playstation in full hardware-driven 3D. Beyond there he has been active in Flash since Flash 4, developing games for large clients such as Honda, Disney, MTV, and more, and has been published in over a dozen books, and spoken at many Flash conferences. In the last few years he has delved into the social gaming world, and has experimented with mobile Flash apps. He is also a published composer with music aired regularly on major network television.

Edition details

• Publisher: Charles River Media
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584504870
• ISBN 13: 9781584504870
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 515