Real-World Flash Game Development, 2nd Edition

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MARBLE RUNNER: OUR FIRST MOBILE GAME

CHAPTER OUTLINE

Part 1: Best Practices for iOS Games

Filters (and PixelBender)

Vector Shapes (and Shape Tweens)

Text 323

Motion Tweens

The Drawing API, Masks, and Blends

Runtime Loaded SWFs

The GPU Is Here to Help

Not Without Its Limits

Code Matters, Too

Declare Your Types

Use Static Properties and Functions

Make Final Your Answer

Recycle, Both In Your Code and In Your Home

Avoid Extremely Large Frameworks and Libraries

Keep Your Display List Shallow

Don’t Use Events Where You Can Easily Use Functions

A Question of Balance: Inheritance versus Interfaces

A Real-World Example

The XFL Document

Space.as

Rock.as

SpaceRocks.as: The Document Class

The FrameRateProfiler Class

Part 2: Marble Runner

The Accelerometer ...