Emanuele Feronato
Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D – part 2: removing bullets
This is the second part of Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D… one reader asked for a function to make blocks (bullets) disappear after 10 seconds or any given time. I found the question interesting, and here I am writing something about removing bullets. To introduce timed bullets, I only need another class … Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D – part 2: removing bullets
Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D
Small intro: having a plugin that allows readers to vote posts can help you understanding what do readers like. I saw readers liked a lot Create a flash artillery game – step 1 so I decided to create something similar with modern techniques (that post is dated 2007!!! Ages ago!!). Let’s start from Platform engine … Creation of a Flash artillery game using Box2D
flixel for absolute beginners – part 2
In flixel for absolute beginners I showed you how to complile a flixel project with Flex Builder 3. I was ready to make an “hello world” but I received some emails from people asking for a FlashDevelop step by step installation. It seems FlashDevelop is more popular than FlexBuilder 3… anyway here it is: First, … flixel for absolute beginners – part 2
flixel for absolute beginners
flixel (with no uppercase) is Adam “Atomic” Saltsman free collection of Actionscript 3 files that helps organize, automate, and optimize Flash 2D raster based game development. You can download it at the official flixel webiste. The library is not that hard to use, but browsing the web I did not find any basic tutorial for … flixel for absolute beginners
Video tutorial: 5 detailed Adobe Photoshop killer tips
Did you ever want to master Adobe Photoshop? In this video I unveil 5 killer tips I use almost every day. Follow some simple steps and you will be able to: 1) Remove objects from a photo 2) Correct red eyes 3) Make a photo look older 4) Create realistic fog 5) Turn a night … Video tutorial: 5 detailed Adobe Photoshop killer tips
Color difference algorithm
I will probably write some posts and tutorials about this topic, becaue color differences are very useful when designing a color scheme or some elements to be placed on a given background color. And for a wide range of applications working with color spaces. Anyway, at the moment just know Wikipedia says there is a … Color difference algorithm
Triqui MochiAds Arcade plugin 1.11 released
Yesterday MochiMedia‘s feed added a new field, making the MochiAds Arcade plugin not longer compatible with the new feed. You are invited to download version 1.11, while I am thinking about a way to automatically inform all plugin users when I release a new version. I noticed some plugins have an auto-update system but it’s … Triqui MochiAds Arcade plugin 1.11 released
Understanding (AS3) access modifiers (Public, Internal, Protected, Private)
I see a lot of confusion around the web about access modifiers, so I am going to give a brief explication about them. First, if you noticed the post title, you’ll see I wrote AS3 in brackets because access modifiers have not been introduced with AS3, but AS3 finally featured access modifiers. As far as … Understanding (AS3) access modifiers (Public, Internal, Protected, Private)
Simplify your Box2D projects with QuickBox2D
You know with Box2D you can make interesting games like Mazeroll, SamePhysics or Filler, but even if I published a Box2D tutorial for absolute beginners, everyday I am receiving emails complaining about the excessive complexity of this library. If you are looking for a library able to simplify your Box2D projects, Zevan Rosser from ActionSnippet … Simplify your Box2D projects with QuickBox2D
Understanding MochiAds Publisher Bridge – Part 3
In part 1 we saw how to configure a cross-domain policy file, calling the javascript and send the results to a webpage. In part 2 we saw how to prevent cheating. In this 3rd part we’ll make something useful with it. I am going to add to my Triqui MochiAds Arcade theme for WordPress a … Understanding MochiAds Publisher Bridge – Part 3
Facebook bug: none of my friends can view my profile, wall, photos…
Today I discovered an interesting Facebook bug: when I log in, every thing is alright but none of my friends can view my profile. When they click to view it, it takes them back to their homepage. And also, any comment I make doesn’t appear for my friends, but I can see them clearly when … Facebook bug: none of my friends can view my profile, wall, photos…
