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Game Development with ActionScript
Game Development with ActionScript
ISBN: 1592001106
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 162
Authors:
Lewis Moronta
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Main page
Table of contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Letter from the Series Editor
Introduction
Section Part One:. What s in This Book?
What s on the CD?
Part ONE: The Essentials
Chapter 1. The Flash Interface: Getting Acquainted
Flash History
Flash Today
The Flash Tour
Symbols
Publishing
Summary
Questions Answers
Chapter 2. Programming and Design: Concept to Production
What Is Programming?
What Is ActionScript?
Production Pipeline
Summary
Question Answer
Chapter 3. The Fundamentals: Variables, Conditionals, and Loops
Where Do Scripts Go?
The trace Command and Syntax
Your First Program
Commenting Your Code
Introducing Variables
The Operators
Conditional Statements
Loops and Iteration
Summary
Questions Answers
Chapter 4. Movie Clips and Buttons: Methods and Properties
Programmable Buttons
All About MCs
Custom Functions
Movie Clip Navigation
Summary
Questions Answers
Exercise
Chapter 5. Arrays and Objects
What Are Arrays?
Referencing Arrays
Creating and Initializing Arrays
Multi-Dimensional Arrays
Using Arrays
What Are ActionScript Objects?
Creating and Initializing Objects
Using Objects
Summary
Question Answer
Part TWO: The Intermediate Info
Chapter 6. Dynamic Movie Clips
Generating Random Numbers
Duplicating a Movie Clip
Duplicating Clips from the Library
The attachMovie Demo
Improving the Particle System
Summary
Question Answer
Exercise
Chapter 7. Drawing with a Script
How to Draw a Line
How to Draw Shapes
How to Automate Patterns
Drawing Shapes with Fills
Drawing Curves
Drawing Shapes in Movie Clips
Summary
Question Answer
Exercises
Part THREE: Interactivity and Sound
Chapter 8. User Interactivity: the Keyboard
The Hidden Keypress
Using the Key Object
Installing Key Listeners
A Key Object Demo
Summary
Questions Answers
Exercises
Chapter 9. More Interaction: The Mouse
Detecting the Mouse Cursor Position
Replacing the Mouse Cursor
Drawing Lines to the Cursor
Allowing the User to Draw
Dragging and Dropping
Summary
Question Answer
Exercise
Chapter 10. Sound Effects and Music
Using Library Sounds
Setting Up a Sound Movie Clip
Attaching Sounds Dynamically
Creating a Volume Slider
Panning Sounds
Transforming Sounds
Sound Monitoring
Summary
Question Answer
Exercises
Part FOUR: The Math
Chapter 11. Trigonometry Made Easy
The Unit Circle
What Are Radians?
Periods, Domains, and Ranges
Trigonometric Functions
The Tank Demo
Summary
Question Answer
Exercise
Chapter 12. The Physics: Making It Feel Real
Vector and Scalar Values
Working with Gravity
Working with Wind
Working with Friction
Summary
Questions Answers
Exercise
Part FIVE: Advanced Topics
Chapter 13. Server and CGI Communications
Exporting HTML
Browser Communication
CGI Scripts
How Info Is Stored
The LoadVars Object
Sending Info to the Server
Saving Game States
Summary
Questions Answers
Chapter 14. Memory and Web Management
Designing a Loader Screen
Using the Bandwidth Profiler
Issues with Linked Objects
Summary
Question Answer
Exercise
Chapter 15. Advanced Interaction with Components
Meet the Components
The PushButton
Designing an Options Screen
Summary
Questions Answer
Exercise
Chapter 16. Debugging and Avoiding Common Programming Pitfalls
Common Pitfalls
Using the Debugger
Summary
Questions Answers
Chapter 17. Matridia II: The Project
The Idea
The Approach
The Setup
The Code
The Future
Summary
Questions Answers
Exercises
Appendix A. Keyboard Keys and Key Code Values
Game Development with ActionScript
ISBN: 1592001106
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 162
Authors:
Lewis Moronta
BUY ON AMAZON
Metrics and Models in Software Quality Engineering (2nd Edition)
Reliability and Validity
A Closer Look at Defect Removal Effectiveness
Design and Complexity Metrics
Quality and Quality Management Metrics
Dos and Donts of Software Process Improvement
Lotus Notes and Domino 6 Development (2nd Edition)
A Brief History of Lotus Notes
Working in the Application Design Environment
Advanced Form Design
Formula Syntax
Formatting Tags
Introduction to 80x86 Assembly Language and Computer Architecture
Representing Data in a Computer
Elements of Assembly Language
Basic Instructions
Bit Manipulation
Appendix D 80x86 Instructions (by Mnemonic)
Junos Cookbook (Cookbooks (OReilly))
Configuring the Router for the First Time
Setting Up SNMP Traps
Sending Logging Messages to a Log Server
Configuring a SONET Interface
Configuring Interfaces Before the PICs Are Installed
Lean Six Sigma for Service : How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions
Success Story #4 Stanford Hospital and Clinics At the forefront of the quality revolution
Phase 2 Engagement (Creating Pull)
Phase 3 Mobilization
Service Process Challenges
Raising the Stakes in Service Process Improvement
The Oracle Hackers Handbook: Hacking and Defending Oracle
Attacking the Authentication Process
Indirect Privilege Escalation
Running Operating System Commands
Accessing the File System
Accessing the Network
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