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9781430239932

Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0

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    9781430239932

  • ISBN10:

    143023993X

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-01-11
  • Publisher: Apress
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Summary

In response to the success of the first edition ofFoundation Game Design with Flash,Rex van der Spuyhas revised and updated all the code to meet current programming best practices and focuses for you now on accurate ActionScript 3.0, regardless of the IDE that you use. This new edition also includes the modern content you need for creating games for mobile devices. We've all sneaked the odd five minutes here or there playing the latest Flash game that someone sent 'round the office, but creating those games is trickier than it looks. The aim ofFoundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0is to take you, even if you've minimal multimedia or programming experience, through a series of step-by-step examples and detailed case studies-to the point where you'll have the skills to independently design any conceivable 2D game using Flash and ActionScript. Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0is a non-technical one-stop shop for all the most important skills and techniques a beginning game designer needs to build games with Flash from scratch. Whether you're creating quick blasts of viral amusement, or more in-depth action or adventure titles, this is the book for you. Focused and friendly introduction to designing games with Flash and ActionScript Five detailed case studies of Flash games Essential techniques for building games, with each chapter gently building on the skills of preceding chapters Modern best practices and new content on ActionScript 3.0 New content you need for creating games for mobile devices What you'll learn How to build interactive movies and objects with Flash A thorough grounding in ActionScript 3.0 and good programming practices, with minimal prior programming experience required How to build interactive storybooks, space-shooter, adventure and drag-and-drop games To master collision detection, enemy AI systems, player control, managing game data, basic physics and trigonometry To make use of design patterns and object-oriented programming techniques to build robust games Strategies for making games fun to play and easy to build New techniques for creating games on mobile devices Who this book is for This book is for a non-technical, creative person who wants to learn the art of video game design, but has no idea where to start or where to look for help. It is a lucid, friendly and step-by-step guide though all the technical and creative issues involved in game design with Flash and ActionScript. The book treats programming as a creative artistic tool, and will help anyone who may be afraid of programming come to love the subject as much as the author does. The techniques in the book are comprehensive enough to form the basis of career as a game designer, and form a solid foundation for continued study of programming and ActionScript. This book is the missing link that will guide and inspire any curious and creative person turn a good game idea into a reality.

Table of Contents

Programming Foundations: How to Make a Video Game
Making Objects
Programming Objects
Controlling Movie Clip Objects
Decision Making
Controlling a Player Character
Bumping into Things
Object-Oriented Game Design
Platform Game: Physics and Data Management
Advanced Object and Character Control
Using Flash Professional
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