MX Developer’s Journal, July 2004 (Now called Flex Developer’s Journal).
I wrote this article on Game developement in coordination with a new solo book I had coming out. As you can see, they put the reference to my article right along the very top of the magazine. That was nice to see. The full article can be read here.
by Jen deHaan and Glen Rhodes If you’ve dabbled with Flash and want to expand your repertoire, this book will teach you what you need to know about ActionScript in a fast-paced tutorial style. The ActionScript language is becoming an increasingly vital part of every Flash designer’s toolkit, but it can seem like a scary…
For MTV, this was for the Viewer’s Choice Award for the MTV Video Music Awards. It essentially involved firing the “Moonman” statues out of a cannon in 3D, at the group, singer, rapper, etc., that you wanted to vote for. This game was used to gather all the votes for the 2005 VMAs in Miami,…
This was one of my first games, all done in that annoying little Flash 4 window. But I was determined to make 3D work in Flash. It’s not true rotational 3D, but it is projection 3D. I got the idea for this game when I was flying from San Francisco to Toronto and I saw…
by David Hirmes, J. D. Hooge, Ken Jokol, Ty Lettau, Lifaros, Jamie Macdonald, Gabriel Mulzer, Pavel Kaluzhny, Kip Parker, Keith Peters, Paul Prudence, Glen Rhodes, Manny Tan, Jared Tarbell, Brandon Williams Forget school math class, Flash math is about fun. It’s what you do in your spare time – messing around with little ideas until…
by Sham Bhangal, Anthony Eden, Brad Ferguson, Brian Monnone, Keith Peters, Glen Rhodes, Steve Young, Kristian Besley (Editor) Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Games Most Wanted is the latest title in the popular ‘Most Wanted’ series from friends of ED. This book presents the definitive selection of game design techniques using the latest version of Macromedia…
by Leon Cych, Benjamin J. Mace, Glen Rhodes Some Flash users like the depth, comfort and security of the linear tutorial approach. Others respond better to a more laid-back model. This book is for you if you’re a denizen of the latter group; it’s rich in images and examples, and restrained in its use of…
