Successful Flash Games (19:00 - 20:00) - Iain Lobb
A rapid-fire exploration of the Flash games scene. If you want to create a hit Flash game, this talk will tell you what to make, how to make it, where to promote it and how to make money from it. I’ll cover platforms and devices, genre, graphical style, branding, playability, control schemes, localisation, distribution and promotion. I’ll also go into detail about technical issues, such as making your game pausable, making save-game functionality, optimising performance and creating multi-user games. I’ll also give real-world examples of why certain Flash games are successful - including games I’ve made and games I just love playing.
Practical Particle Effects with Flint ( 20:15 - 21:15 ) - Richard Lord
Flint is an open-source particle system written in Actionscript 3. Flint is easy to use and enables the rapid development of particle systems through the reuse of existing particle behaviours and a simple interface for adding custom behaviours.
This session will look at the code behind Flint and the techniques that lead to its versatility, ease of use and speed. It will also cover the basics of creating a number of particle effects using Flint including rain, fireworks, smoke and fire.
Flint is available at http://flashgamecode.net/flint
Prizes for the free raffle
1 copy of a Foundation Flex for Designers donated by friends of ED.
1 copy of a Foundation Flex for Developers:
Data-Driven Applications with PHP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, and LCDS donated by friends of ED.
1 copy of Essential ActionScript 3.0 donated by Adobe.
We will also have some Adobe rock candy and stickers.
Sponsored by friends of ED.
When/Where
Date: 28th February 2008 (28/02/2008)
Time: 19:00 - 23:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Venue: CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS (click for map)
Tube: Barbican
You need to register and sign-up if you wish to attend and be entered into the raffle. You can sign-up in at the bottom of the post here. Please do not sign-up if you don’t plan to attend. You cannot win unless you attend the event.