Download or read book Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified written by Jobe Makar and published by Macromedia Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you wanna be a hotshot game designer? Well, if you have a basic grasp of Macromedia Flash MX, you can. Unafraid to tackle some of the more complicated aspects of game creation (including physics and trigonometry!), this comprehensive reference covers it all. Macromedia Flash Game Design Demystified starts out with the basics: planning, adapting ActionScript techniques, using introductory Flash game techniques, and more. Then it gets down to the real business of building simple games. You'll tackle simple-logic and quiz games before moving on to multiplayer and complex-logic games (chess, for example)--learning about importing 3-D graphics, adding sound effects, and licensing your games in the process. The book's companion CD includes the source files for a number of games as well as the tutorials and lessons that go along with the book and XML server software to facilitate multiplayer games. If you're tired of the games that you have and want to make your own action, this book offers comprehensive coverage of sophisticated techniques--but put in easy-to-grasp, practical terms.
Download or read book Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Game Design Demystified written by Jobe Makar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flash MX 2004 Game Design DemystifiedYour comprehensive guide to creating games using Flash MX 2004. It will take you through the process of creating a game in Flash MX 2004. The first several chapters introduce general processes for creating games, while the second section looks at the important concepts for creating realistic games. Such concepts include math, physics, collision detection, and collision reaction. A third section delves into more creative concepts: tile-based worlds, 3D visualization, artificial intelligence, using graphics, and using sound. Later chapters provide an introduction to multiplayer games, creating a high score list for games, and a selection games for which the authors share the development process, including code. The accompanying CD will provide the code for each function discussed in the book as well as working versions of the games.
Download or read book Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript written by Derek Franklin and published by Macromedia Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sure, you can use Flash MX 2004 without being a master programmer, but as any Flash developer worth his or her salt will tell you, you're not tapping all of its power unless you're taking advantage of its scripting language "ActionScript 2.0" which offers a more robust programming model and better object-oriented programming support than ever before. Here to take the fear factor out of learning it are Flash veterans and best-selling authors Derek Franklin and Jobe Makar, who demonstrate that scripting is an instinctual process you already know by translating real-life activities into ActionScript scripts. In these pages, you'll find methodologies and techniques for building over 40 real-life Flash ActionScript projects, including sample games, --- applications, Web sites, and more. New in this edition are coverage of ActionScript 2.0, Web services, Components, Printing, Video, and more. On the companion CD, you'll find all the project files and images you need to complete each project.
Download or read book Flash MX 2004 Games written by Nik Lever and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a designer using Flash you will see how you can apply your creative skills to the many stages of game production and produce your own interactive games with this versatile package. Creating games for mobile devices is now also covered! As an animator you will be able to add interactive functionality to your own animation and produce a game. As a web developer you will see how to make the best use of the sophisticated development environment Flash offers for the production of both artwork and code to create low bandwidth, animated web content that sells! The free CD-Rom includes all the code and files you need to try out each tutorial from the book so you can see exactly how each game was created. Learn from the many different types of games provided as examples, from simple quizzes to platform-based games. High score tables and multi-player games using sockets, vital to higher level online games, are also covered in detail to ensure you have the complete skill set needed to succeed in this competitive arena.
Download or read book Assessment in Game Based Learning written by Dirk Ifenthaler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-06-13 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capabilities and possibilities of emerging game-based learning technologies bring about a new perspective of learning and instruction. This, in turn, necessitates alternative ways to assess the kinds of learning that is taking place in the virtual worlds or informal settings. accordingly, aligning learning and assessment is the core for creating a favorable and effective learning environment. The edited volume will cover the current state of research, methodology, assessment, and technology of game-based learning. There will be contributions from international distinguished researchers which will present innovative work in the areas of educational psychology, educational diagnostics, educational technology, and learning sciences. The edited volume will be divided into four major parts.
Download or read book HTML5 Canvas written by Steve Fulton and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flash is fading fast as Canvas continues to climb. The second edition of this popular book gets you started with HTML5 Canvas by showing you how to build interactive multimedia applications. You’ll learn how to draw, render text, manipulate images, and create animation—all in the course of building an interactive web game throughout the book. Updated for the latest implementations of Canvas and related HTML5 technologies, this edition includes clear and reusable code examples to help you quickly pick up the basics—whether you currently use Flash, Silverlight, or just HTML and JavaScript. Discover why HTML5 is the future of innovative web development. Create and modify 2D drawings, text, and bitmap images Use algorithms for math-based movement and physics interactions Incorporate and manipulate video, and add audio Build a basic framework for creating a variety of games Use bitmaps and tile sheets to develop animated game graphics Go mobile: build web apps and then modify them for iOS devices Explore ways to use Canvas for 3D and multiplayer game applications
Download or read book Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Game Programming written by Craig Murray and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2003 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides techniques for using Flash in creating computer games, covering such topics as functions, handlers, arrays, movie objects, physics, and artificial intelligence.
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Download or read book Director MX 2004 Games written by Nik Lever and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the professional skills you need to create both 2d and 3d games with Director
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Download or read book Flash MX 2004 Games Most Wanted written by Sham Bhangal and published by Apress. This book was released on 2003-12-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Competitively priced, comprehensively illustrated in full color, with in-depth content featuring the very best techniques for online game design. In keeping with the tradition of the Most Wanted series, plenty of "finished products" are included. Each chapter in this book represents the detailed step-by-step tutorials describing the design and construction of a complete game, ready for the reader to customize or incorporate the principles within their own games. * First Flash MX 2004 title to focus on Flash game design. And, as Flash is relatively simple to learn, this book provides an ideal entry point for aspiring online games developers. * All authors are active web community members and renowned web designers/games developers. They will provide personal technical support for the book direct to the reader via the Friends of ED support forums (http://friendsofed.infopop.net/2/OpenTopic?a=cfrm&s=989094322). * Covers both Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004.
Download or read book Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript for Fun Games written by Gary Rosenzweig and published by Que Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone with moderate Macromedia Flash experience who is looking to acquire or improve their understanding of ActionScript will find this book a valuable resource. For this edition, the author has updated the games from the previous edition and has added several new projects.
Download or read book Macromedia Flash 8 ActionScript written by Jobe Makar and published by Macromedia Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Almost anyone can create simple programs for a website or presentation by using Macromedia Flash 8. But add some ActionScript, and you kick it up a notch for easier object-oriented programming. Jobe Makar and Danny Patterson show you step by step how to translate real-life activities into ActionScript scripts that let you control every microsecond of your Flash program. The projects in this book teach you ActionScript techniques for building carefully customized Flash games, websites, and more." --Résumé de l'éditeur.
Download or read book Game Development with ActionScript written by Lewis Moronta and published by Course Technology. This book was released on 2003-06-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to ActionScript, the scripting language of Macromedia Flash MX, explains how to use the technology in the field of game design and programming, covering the latest features of Flash MX, exploring the use of ActionScript to create interactive games, and including an accompanying CD-ROM. Original. (Intermediate)
Download or read book Advergaming Developer s Guide written by Rod Afshar and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
