Author Archives: keith

Comment Policy

Posted on October 15, 2009 by keith

This comes up now and then: people think I am not going to post their comment because they disagree with me, or thinking I didn’t post their comment because it didn’t show up after a certain amount of time. So … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 4 Comments

My thoughts on Flash CS5 and iPhone

Posted on October 13, 2009 by keith

I’ve been holding my tongue on this since the announcement, and slowly putting my thoughts together in what I hope is not considered to be a knee jerk reaction. First of all, a big dose of respect to the engineering … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash, iPhone | 87 Comments

Component Based Game Architecture

Posted on October 2, 2009 by keith

I touched on Component Based or Entity Based Game Architecture very briefly in my FOTB talk. This video covers a bit more, but same basic principles. It then goes into some of the specifics of the Push Button Engine, but … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 12 Comments

Game Input: Polling vs. Events

Posted on September 27, 2009 by keith

As mentioned, the single “controversial” part of my talk at Flash on the Beach this year was in questioning polling for input in Flash games. In truth, it was hardly controversial. No death threats. No twitter-based lynch mobs. Just that … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 20 Comments

FOTB Slides and Asobu Game Toolkit

Posted on September 26, 2009 by keith

Now that I’ve had a chance to settle down, catch up on some email, spend some time with the family, upload my photos, and blog about Flash on the Beach 2009, I will post my slides: Presentation Slides As usual, … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Conferences, Flash | 7 Comments

Flash on the Beach 2009

Posted on September 26, 2009 by keith

Well, I’ve just returned from my fourth attendance of Flash on the Beach. I think I enjoyed this one more than any others since the first one (which, in my mind, was legendary and incomparable). Pre-Conference: Actually, I was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, Flash | 1 Comment

Flash Player 10 3D: Beware of Nested 3D Transforms

Posted on September 13, 2009 by keith

Working on my Flash on the Beach presentation. Slightly sidetracked into fixing up some code in a game toolbox I’m creating. Doing 3D transitions. The thing is, that applying any 3D transform turns an object into a 3D object, where … Continue reading →

Posted in ActionScript, Flash | 7 Comments

Falling Balls 2.0

Posted on September 8, 2009 by keith

New features: Full rewrite in OpenGL for improved performance and response. Basic game looks and runs the same as original. Shiny new UI. New Advanced and Ninja levels! The big feature is the multiple levels. A lot of people didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in iPhone | 9 Comments

Why people hate Flash.

Posted on September 4, 2009 by keith

John Dowdell recently twittered about doing a twitter search for “hate flash”. It got me thinking, having recently tried in vain to handle some protests about Flash. My personal feeling about it is that when someone hates something – really … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash | 131 Comments

Cafe Wall Illusion

Posted on September 4, 2009 by keith

Every rectangle is the same size. All lines are parallel or perpendicular. [kml_flashembed publishmethod=”static” fversion=”10.0.0″ movie=”http://www.bit-101.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/CafeWallIllusion.swf” width=”600″ height=”800″ targetclass=”flashmovie”] [/kml_flashembed] Idea from http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CafeWallIllusion.html I made it dynamic. [as3]for(var i:int = 0; i < 20; i++) { var s:Sprite = new … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash | 3 Comments