Creation of realistic Flash water ripples with AS3
This is basically the Flash porting of the Flex experiment made by David Lenaerts in his blog. I found the script a very interesting way to use the NascomASLib, an open source AS3 library that provides a couple of interesting graphic effects such as pixelate and rippler, the one used in the example. The point … Creation of realistic Flash water ripples with AS3
Find the Photoshop brushes you need on BrushLovers
If you want to improve your Photoshop workflow, you need a good brushes library to easily add graphic elements or effects to your pictures. Sometimes you find yourself trying to draw some Christmas ornaments for the background of your image, or browsing the web looking for some Photoshop brushes which can fit your needs just … Find the Photoshop brushes you need on BrushLovers
Making a Flash game like Plants Vs Zombies – step 3
Here we go with 3rd step of Plants Vs Zombies game. Now we will place the bought plant on the game field and let the zombies enter. Adding a zombie is quite easy because we manage it in the same way we managed the sun. Just like suns appear out of the top of the … Making a Flash game like Plants Vs Zombies – step 3
Learn how to make iPhone games with Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner’s Guide
Do you want to start the 2011 learning something new? If you aren’t developing iPhone games yet, then reading Packt Publishing’s Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner’s Guide is a must. You should know I am writing, tech editing and reviewing Packt’s books, and I want to show you what I am reading just now: Expect … Learn how to make iPhone games with Cocos2d for iPhone 0.99 Beginner’s Guide
Making a Flash game like Plants Vs Zombies – step 2
In the second part of the series, it’s time to raise money to buy a plant. Also, we should add a smooth animation to falling suns, fix a bug which made them appear only on certain tiles and make them disappear if they aren’t picked up after a given amount of time. Fixing the bug … Making a Flash game like Plants Vs Zombies – step 2
Host, share and track your videos with Wistia
Wistia is a video hosting, sharing and tracking built for business. Some days ago I told you to take a look at this video to test Wistia‘s reports, and here they are my considerations: First, uploading the video was quick and easy as if you were uploading a video on YouTube or Vimeo. Embedding is … Host, share and track your videos with Wistia
Kongregate + Unity = $25,000 contest!
Kongregate, one of the most famous Flash games portals, now supports Unity games. Unity is a powerful development environment which allows you to create web, mobile, and even console games. To celebrate the partnership, they launched a game development contest. The 10 best Unity games published before February 15, 2011 will win cash prizes for … Kongregate + Unity = $25,000 contest!
Reviewing Wistia
Wistia provides video hosting, sharing, and tracking. I am playing with its features to make a review so I need you to watch a video. I uploaded something funny to entertain you while you help me. And… yes, I ripped the music from Hawaii Five-O TV series. See you in a couple of days with … Reviewing Wistia
Fully explaining a PopCap game
Do you like PopCap games? I love them. They are quick, easy to play and fun, the perfect for making a Flash tutorial series. Starting from Monday 27 December I will make a new Flash tutorial series about a PopCap game. Which one? You decide. Leave a comment to this post with the name of … Fully explaining a PopCap game
Complete Bejeweled game in less than 2KB
You should know Bejeweled from PopCap Games. It’s a game which have been played millions, if not billions, of times. Now PopCap just released the 3rd version of his blockbuster. To celebrate this event, just like I made when I coded a complete Flash Sokoban game in less than 2KB, I made a Bejeweled version … Complete Bejeweled game in less than 2KB