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Build a Dynamic Flash Game Menu: Slides

December 10, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

Stop using static menus! Most players immediately base their initial impression of a Flash game on the menu that they see when they load it. Stand out from the crowd with a dynamic menu!

Monitoring the Loading Process in Flash With the Loader Class

December 06, 2011 Tutorial Blog 1 Comment

In AS3 projects, you often need to load external assets like images and other SWFs. While loading these assets you have to keep track of several events for successful execution of your application. You might have been using some of these events like ProgressEvent, COMPLETE event. This Tutorial shows you how to get info about the assets you’re loading with Loader.load(), using its associated events, all in one place. So if you’re having difficulty loading such assets, or you have less time in hand to debug, take a look at this.

Squeezing More Juice Out of the Flash Player

November 29, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

In this Tutorial you’ll build an extreme particle system whilst learning how to squeeze more efficient goodness out of the Flash Player than you ever thought possible!

Create a QR Code Generator in Flash Using AS3

November 09, 2011 Tutorial Blog 1 Comment

QR codes are everywhere these days: magazine advertisements, billboards, even TV commercials. Chances are you have a phone in your pocket that can read a QR code and decode the URL or message contained within. In this Tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a SWF that can reverse the process: create a QR code from a URL or message. Read on!

Quick Tip: Create a Simple Points System Using AS3

November 05, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

In this Quick Tip you will learn how to make a simple points system that can be extended into your own games. This Tutorial is for total beginners, and in it you’ll learn how to create a set of buttons that the player can click to add or subtract points to or from their score. Simple!

Create a Microphone-Controlled Flash Game: Design

October 27, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

In this two-part mini series, you’ll learn how to create a Flash spaceship game, where the main control is via the microphone: shout louder to make your ship fly higher, to try to avoid the obstacles that appear on the screen. In this first part, we’ll focus on the design of the game, by drawing the main game objects and putting together the (mouse-controlled) menu and screen interface.

Quick Tip: Understanding getDefinitionByName()

October 23, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

In this Quick Tip, you’ll learn how to construct a reference to a class from a String, and then create an instance of that class, using a built-in AS3 function called getDefinitionByName(). You’ll also learn the best methods for using this in different situations.

How To Select Units in an AS3 Game

October 12, 2011 Tutorial Photoshop No comments

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In this Tutorial, we will draw a selection rectangle with the mouse (as seen in strategy games such as StarCraft and Command and Conquer), and we will also learn how to select units with the rectangle!