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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!

Quick Tip: Use SWFObject to Embed Your Flash Content

September 27, 2011 Tutorial Photoshop 1 Comment

In this Quick Tip screencast, I’ll show you how to embed your Flash SWFs in an HTML webpage using SWFObject.

Golden Eggs: Build a Flash Game Using Twitter API Calls

September 24, 2011 Tutorial Blog No comments

In this Tutorial I will walk you through some of the uses of the Twitter REST API, and how you can use it to create a game that not only displays real-time Tweets, but uses them to generate objects the player can interact with.

Quick Tip: How to Debug an AS3 Error #2044

September 21, 2011 Tutorial Photoshop No comments

In this Quick Tip, we’ll take on run-time Error 2044, the un-handled IO error. It’s actually very simple, but it plagues even experienced developers, so we’ll go in-depth and turn everyone here into IO error ninjas.

Create an Atari Inspired Boxing Game With AS3 – Active Premium

September 18, 2011 Tutorial Photoshop No comments

In this Premium Tutorial, you’ll learn to create an entertaining retro game using Flash and ActionScript 3.0. Check out the demo – the result is based on the classic Boxing for the Atari.