Category: Game development
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AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 6: timing
In previous part we added some gameplay, now it’s time to add timing. I recommend you to read Understanding AS3 Timer Class. I used time for two reasons:…
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Dragging objects with Box2D Flash
This is ideally the next part after Understanding pixels and meters with Box2D and how to select an object with mouse – part 2, but it’s so important…
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Win $16,000 with Flash Game Walk of Fame Contest!
Are you ready for a big Flash game development contest? MochiAds and ArcadeTown are running the Flash Game Walk of Fame Contest with $16,000 in sponsorships to be…
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Understanding pixels and meters with Box2D and how to select an object with mouse – part 2
Ok, time to learn once for all how does Box2D manages object sizes, and how to set them right when working with AS3 In previous step I used…
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Understanding pixels and meters with Box2D and how to select an object with mouse – part 1
This will be the longest post title in blogging history… anyway I am about to explain you two things that seem to be still unclear about AS3 version…
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AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 5: gameplay
Once introduced the score in AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 4: score, it’s time to create some gameplay. The idea is to create a game like…
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Ten Million Plays Club membership
This is a great milestone for a game developer, in my opinion. My second Flash game, Christmas Couples, a game released almost a year ago, reached 10,000,000 views!…
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AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 4: score
In AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 3: walls I introduce some obstacles to kill the circle, now it’s time to make it earn some points when…
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How to ask for help: the Philippines example
Normally everyday I receive about 10 emails asking for help. They all seem to be made with a template, something like this: “hey this script does not work.…
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AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 3: walls
Welcome to the 3rd step of this tutorial. It’s time to cover walls, or whatever you may call some fixed, deadly obstacles. Continuing on the OOP lane, the…
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The engine behind Splitter Flash game
If you played Splitter in these days, you probably enjoyed the gameplay thanks to the knife cutting and slicing various objects in the game Obviously you can made…
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AS3 Flash game creation tutorial – part 2: coins
In the previous step I showed you how to create a simple “move-the-ball” game using AS3 classes. Now it’s time to introduce some more elements… some coins to…
