Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified: The Official Guide to Creating Games with Flash -- First 1st Printing -- CD Included
Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified: The Official Guide to Creating Games with Flash -- First 1st Printing -- CD Included
ISBN: B003HP4RW2
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 163
Pages: 163
Authors: Jobe Makar
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- Derek Baird
- Eric Dolecki
- Robert Firebaugh
- Michael Grundvig
- Introduction
- Why Flash?
- How to use this book
- Part 1: Getting Started with Flash Game Design
- Chapter 1. First Steps
- Inspirational Kick-Start
- Terminology
- Game Genres
- Flash Limitations
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 2. The Plan: From Idea to Design
- The Design Process
- Points to Remember
- Part 2: Examining the Nuts and Bolts
- Chapter 3. Trigonometry 101
- Why Learn Trigonometry?
- The Flash Coordinate System
- Anatomy of a Triangle
- The Pythagorean Theorem
- The Heart of Trig
- Vectors
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 4. Basic Physics
- Introduction to Physics
- Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
- Newton s Three Laws of Motion
- Gravity
- Friction
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 5. Collision Detection
- What Is a Collision?
- Detection Using hitTest()
- Detection Using Math
- Collision Detection with Advanced Shapes
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 6. Collision Reactions
- Bouncing Off the Walls
- Conservation of Momentum and Energy
- Applying the Conservation Laws
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 7. Tile-Based Worlds
- Introduction to Tiles
- Top-Down Tile Creation and Management
- Adding a Character to the World
- Externalizing the World Data
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 8. The Isometric Worldview
- Introduction to Isometrics
- A Technical Look at Isometrics
- Z-sorting
- Deconstruction of a Simple World
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 9. Artificial Intelligence
- Types of AI
- Homegrown AI
- The Perfect Maze
- Pathfinding Algorithms
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 10. Using a High Score List
- Administration of the High Score Lists
- The List in Action
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 11. Graphics in Games
- Taking a Graphic Approach
- Stages of Graphic Development
- Trouble-Free Techniques
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 12. The Sound of Games
- Why Sound Is Important
- Managing Sound Effects
- Creating Sound Effects
- Creating Music Loops
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 13. Dissecting a Chat
- Introduction to the Chat
- Hands-On Tour of the Chat
- Points to Remember
- Part 3: The Games
- Chapter 14. Word Search
- Game Overview
- Game Logic
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 15. Ice World: A Platform Game
- Game Overview
- The XML and the Level Editor
- Game Structure and Resource Files
- Game Code
- Possible Game Enhancements
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 16. Pinball
- Game Overview
- Game Code
- Possible Game Enhancements
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 17. Tic-Tac-Toe: Your First Multiplayer Game
- Game Overview
- The Multiplayer Aspect
- Game Code
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 18. 9-Ball
- Game Overview
- Multiplayer Aspects of the Game
- Game Code
- Possible Game Enhancements
- Points to Remember
- Chapter 19. Don t Fall
- Game Overview
- Multiplayer Actions
- Game Actions
- Possible Game Enhancements
- Points to Remember
- Appendixes
- Appendix A. Protecting Your Games
- Theft and Antitheft
- So You Found Your Game on Another Web Site?
- Appendix B. Multiuser Servers
- What Is a Socket Server?
- Introducing ElectroServer
- Appendix C. The ElectroServerAS Object
- Click-and-Drag Actions
- Methods and Properties of ElectroServerAS
- Appendix D. XML Basics in Flash
- Learning XML Basics
- Using the XML Object
- Introducing Socket Servers
- Using the XML Socket Object
- Appendix E. Developer Resources
- General Game Resources
- Flash Resource Sites
- AI
- Isometric
- Math
- Physics
- Audio
- Appendix F. Other Games
- 3D_race.fla
- asteroids
- cards.fla
- foxandgeese.fla
- fruit_smash.fla
- invaders
- iso_maze.fla
- jigsaw.fla
- matching.fla
- pacman
- projectile_motion.fla
- raiseTheBlocks.fla
- robust_tracing
- shared_object_highscore_list
- ship.fla
- shuffle_deck.fla
- tic_tac_toe_ai.fla
- tile_boat
Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified: The Official Guide to Creating Games with Flash -- First 1st Printing -- CD Included
ISBN: B003HP4RW2
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2005
Pages: 163
Pages: 163
Authors: Jobe Makar