One of my favorite Actionscript game programming blogs is http://www.emanueleferonato.com. He has been around for quite a long time, and when I decided to go into flash/actionscript from C++, for game programming, his old posts were invaluable. Check out his book, if you’re interested, let him know, or pick up the book! $25 for the …
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There are two ways of including assets (images, swf animations, music, ect) in your flash application. Either use the URLLoader to load the files externally, or embed your assets, so you can distribute just your swf, and not need to include any other files. It sounds straight forward, but there any many places Flash may …
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Have you ever accidentally hardcoded information into your program, to later realize it would be easier to not have to compile for small changes? Storing information in XML allows you an easy way to change parts of your program, without needing to re-compile. You can store entire levels, character definitions, and directions to artwork from …
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Beginning Flash and ActionScript Game Programming Part 10: Input and Event Handling In the previous sections, we looked at how to create graphics on screen using vector drawing. In this section, we’ll look at Flash and Actionscript specific concepts, event handling, and keyboard and mouse input.
In the previous sections, we went through the basics of programming that can be applied to most common languages. In this section, we’ll look at Flash and Actionscript specific concepts, starting with vector drawing.
In the previous section, we learned the basics of creating classes, and how to create objects from the classes we made. In this section, we’ll go into more detail about creating classes, specifically inheritance, which allows you to save time when creating simmilar objects.
In the previous section, we learned about functions, which allows us to create blocks of re-usable code that creates cleaner code, as well as saves time typing. In this section, we’ll get into the ‘meat and potatoes’ of programming- creating classes and objects.
In the previous section, we learned about loops and using loop, which allow us to perform multiple actions repeatedly and quickly. In this section, we’ll look at creating functions, which allow us to create re-usable code, and seperate parts of code that do specific actions, in meaningful ways.
In the previous section, we learned about conditionals, which allow us to make choices in programming. In this section, we’ll look at using loops to repeat actions multiple times, and save time.
In the previous section, we learned about the basic variable types, and how to use them. In this section, we’ll look at conditional statements, used to make decisions in programs.