Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development, w. CD-ROM

Glen Rhodes

ISBN 10: 1584504870 / ISBN 13: 9781584504870

Published by Cengage Learning EMEA, Charles River Media, 2006

About this Item

Neuware - If you want to take your Flash Professional 8 skills to a new level while learning how to produce games that rival anything available on the web, this is the book for you. Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development is written by a professional game developer. Using the power of Flash and the most recent advancements in ActionScript, the book progresses through the entire development process to teach programmers and Web developers how to create professional quality games quickly.It teaches techniques for producing fast 3D effects that can be used with 'cheat' techniques to produce powerful, high-performance results. It details the actual science of game development, including design, character development, the physics and motion of a game, and audio issues. And 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. The book covers many advanced topics in a simple, easy to understand way. It emphasizes the incredible power of the new BitmapData class and teaches how it can be used to take the performance of Flash games to a whole new level. It has never been easier to get right down to the pixel level and manipulate things at blazing speeds, making previously impossible games a breeze to make. So get to your computer, insert the CD-ROM, and prepare to begin your journey into the world of Flash Professional 8 game development.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development, w. CD-ROM
• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, Charles River Media
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584504870
• ISBN 13: 9781584504870
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 187H x 27D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 187 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 935 grams

About this title

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. The book also focuses on the incredible power of the new BitmapData class, and how it can be used to take the performance of Flash games to a whole new level. 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 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.