Flash Games Studio (Paperback)

Chapter 1
Introduction to Gaming - Glen Rhodes - Traditional game genres, and how they work in Flash

Chapter 2
Optimizing Graphics for Games - Glen Rhodes - Showing that there's more to making game-friendly graphics than the Optimize Curves window

Chapter 3
Flash's Built-in Objects - Justin Everett-Church - Seeing how your games can benefit from the new Flash objects and methods

Chapter 4
Event Handling - Justin Everett-Church - Using the new event structures to ensure smooth yet reactive gameplay

Chapter 5
Turn-Based Games and Advanced Logic - Sham Bhangal - Take your turn at Tic-tac-toe

Chapter 6
Structured Real-Time Programming - Sham Bhangal - gameWorlds, gameSprites, and Pong

Case Study 1
Turn - Thomas Poeser - Complexity from simplicity to create compelling games

Chapter 7
Designing a Platform Game Construction Kit - David Doull - Platform games: How to build engines, editors, and enjoyment

Chapter 8
Interactive Sound - Sham Bhangal - Making it more than just monaural beeps

Chapter 9
Let there be Music - Glen Rhodes - The fundamental importance of an emotion-enhancing melody

Chapter 10
Understanding Artificial Intelligence - Igor Choromanski - Figuring out fuzzy logic

Chapter 11
The Third Dimension - Glen Rhodes - Creating Faux 3D effects in Flash

Chapter 12
Real 3D - Glen Rhodes - Vectors, z-planes and real 3D

Chapter 13
Ultimate 3D - Glen Rhodes - The hard stuff: Math-based true 3D engines for gaming

Case Study 2
Mech Attack - Glen Rhodes - Putting all that 3D theory to use

Chapter 14
Online Data - Kevin Sutherland - Saving and displaying your high-scores with PHP

Chapter 15
Multiplayer Applications - Glen Rhodes - Building a web-based multiplayer racing game

Afterword
Director for Flash Users - Sham Bhangal - A path finding approach for those considering the next step