| Gary Rosenzweig's ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University shows you how to use ActionScript, the programming language behind Flash CS3 Professional. The lessons teach you all the basics of ActionScript programming through game examples, but the code can be easily adapted to non-game-oriented projects, such as web training and advertising. Written by a real-world Flash developer, this book presents you with the source code of 16 complete games and lays the foundation for you to create your own games. Gary also provides a companion website - flashgameu.com, which contains files, updates, new content, Gary's blog and much more.
This is a great time to be a Flash game developer. Right now, there is no better development tool for small and medium-size games.
Flash CS3 Professional (a.k.a. Flash 9) is fast, powerful, and easy to develop with. The key to this is ActionScript 3.0, the great new programming language inside this latest version of Flash.
ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0 were often frustrating for game developers. They weren’t fast enough to get key tasks done, and odd bugs and unexpected behavior often slowed down production.
ActionScript 3.0 is a very different animal. You’ll find yourself developing quickly and effortlessly. Things just work, and work well. And the speed of ActionScript 3.0 will make your game design ideas work just as you imagined them.
Let this book become your guide to Flash game development. I hope you enjoy learning from this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. |