Well, the new book is out It’s called Macromedia Flash Professional 8 Game Development. Paperback: 528 pages Publisher: Charles River Media; 2 edition (June 1, 2006) It’s not a “brand new book”, it’s a “Second edition”. For those who don’t have the original, it’ll be all great and new to you. For those who have…
Here’s a book I wrote a chapter in recently, and it’s a book I’m immensely proud to be a part of. This year I had the honor of writing a chapter in a truly amazing book. The book is called simply “Introduction to Game Development”, published by Charles River Media, and it is a whopping…
by Glen Rhodes Creating games with Macromedia Flash MX 2004 is a rewarding endeavor for aspiring and seasoned programmers alike. With its quick download time, cross-platform deployment, ease of use, and power, Flash is quickly becoming the program of choice or online game development. The use of vector graphics also makes the games scalable for…
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 Shawn Pucknell, Brian Hogg, Craig Swann with John Cowie, Glen Rhodes, Grant Skinner and Glyn Thomas Written by a trio of interactive design pros and published by the folks behind the software, this guide is the place to turn when you’re ready to move beyond the manual and leverage all of Flash MX 2004’s…
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 John Davey, Glen Rhodes, Jen Dehaan, Scott Mebberson, Sham Bhangal If you’re serious about Flash design, and if you want to push your ideas to the very limits of possibility in Flash MX, then this book and CD are your indispensible companions. The book and CD package combines two vital elements: 1. The most…
by Peter Aylward, Ken Jokol, Jamie MacDonald, Paul Prudence, Glen Rhodes, Robbie Shepherd This book takes an in-depth look at purposing your Flash skills towards developing fully functional Flash Applications. Taking its lead from the design element, each chapter takes you a step further into evolving your design skills into application development. It will look…
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…
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…
