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Emanuele Feronato

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I write about game development, HTML5, Phaser, JavaScript, TypeScript, Box2D, Flash and more fun stuff since 2006

Month: July 2010

Create a Flash racing game – Flex version

Hamilton Lombardi is a brazilian Flex programmer who decided to rewrite the code you can find in the original post for Flex 4. Moreover he added a splash screen, as you can see: The source code is clearly formatted and commented as you can see from Level class:

Talking about Racing game, Actionscript 3, Flex, Game development and Users contributions.

The fastest way to find the distance between two points

While I was reading Claytus Hood Tower Defense case study I was impressed by this: To estimate the distances and so check the range, I use Manhattan distance formula, less accurate but faster than Euclidian distance Named after the grid layout of most Manhattan streets, it’s a form of geometry in which the usual metric … The fastest way to find the distance between two points

Talking about Php and PROgramming.

Claytus Hood Tower Defense case study

I always loved games that revive an old concept with new features, and Claytus Hood Tower Defense is one of them. Based on the old “tower defense” theme, it introduces new strategy options with large, scrollable maps and the capability to block some paths to make enemies take a larger route to attack you base. … Claytus Hood Tower Defense case study

Talking about Actionscript 3, Flash, Game development and Users contributions.

The perfect swf file size of your Flash games

When you are making a Flash game, do you worry about the final size of your swf? I had a look at 17.666 games with known filesize actually stored in Triqui.com, parsed from MochiMedia, and that’s what I found Average swf file size: 0.99MB swf file size # of games % 5MB 499 2.82 Finally, … The perfect swf file size of your Flash games

Talking about Flash and Game development.

Rendering text in AS3 using FTE (Flash Text Engine)

Since I think devlopers’ attention will focus on mobile game developement during these days, let’s see a feature that will let you use fonts in a way that will successfully adapt across devices, as introduced in the Authoring mobile Flash content for multiple screen sizes guide. FTE (Flash Text Engine) The FTE provides low-level support … Rendering text in AS3 using FTE (Flash Text Engine)

Talking about Actionscript 3 and Flash.

Showcase of three Flash game portals for Android mobile

Android powered mobiles may be a pain for iPhone thanks to full Flash support. Since Flash (also) means games, obviously the biggest portals are releasing a mobile version, specifically developed for Android mobiles. I surfed a lot on the web and I only found three portals that really caught my attention… I also noticed that … Showcase of three Flash game portals for Android mobile

Talking about Links.

More mobile Flash game contests – $80,000 in prizes!!

If you think $30,000 in prizes aren’t enough, here they come $50,000 more in prizes from Kongregate‘s Mobile Flash Game Contest and MochiMedia‘s Made for Mobile Contest, for a grand total of $80,000!!! This is the first time in Flash gaming history that three big sites host contests with the same topic, this means you … More mobile Flash game contests – $80,000 in prizes!!

Talking about Contests, Flash and Game development.

Get SWF Protector 3 with a special 25% discount

Now you know Flash thieve is a problem. With the latest SWF Protector from DCOM Soft you can firmly protect both ActionScript 1/2 and ActionScript 3, so none of your files, either old or new, will stay unguarded. Version 3.0, actually available for Win and Linux (Mac version to be released soon) now supports Flash … Get SWF Protector 3 with a special 25% discount

Talking about Flash and Reviews.

Grand Theft Flash: the Flash thieve problem

Alexandre Chevalier is the marketing specialist at DCom Soft, Inc., the company who developed the well known SWF Protector I reviewed in this post. With the release of version 3.0, (I am testing it right now, expect a full review in a couple of days) Alexandre explains us the Flash thieve problem: « Nowadays SWF … Grand Theft Flash: the Flash thieve problem

Talking about Flash.

Win $30,000 in prizes with Cell your Flash Game contest

While the war between Adobe and Apple does not seem to cease (I have to say I am by Adobe’s side), Android mobile OS fully supports Flash. So Flash Game License together with Adobe host a very special contest exclusively for members of FGL called Cell your Flash Game Create or port a game for … Win $30,000 in prizes with Cell your Flash Game contest

Talking about Contests, Flash and Game development.

Basic Box2D editor using Flash movieclips

When you are about to design a level or whatever else in Box2D, you have to face some design issues due to different unit measurements (Flash works with pixels while Box2D uses meters) and the common problems in level design: the need to have a WYSIWYG interface. Some frameworks such as Citrus Engine, have a … Basic Box2D editor using Flash movieclips

Talking about Actionscript 3, Box2D and Flash.

PHP face detection class

Face detection is a computer technology that determines the locations and sizes of human faces in arbitrary (digital) images. It detects facial features and ignores anything else, such as buildings, trees and bodies. (source: Wikipedia) There is so much to say about face detection and all its algorithms… I am planning a step by step … PHP face detection class

Talking about Php and Users contributions.

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Games Challenge

I will build 101 games as a solo developer

During these years, I published 229 explained game prototypes, along with source code: 1+2=3, 100 rounds, 10000000, 2 Cars, 2048, A Blocky Christmas, A Jumping Block, A Life of Logic, Angry Birds, Angry Birds Space, Artillery, Astro-PANIC!, Avoider, Back to Square One, Ball Game, Ball vs Ball, Ball: Revamped, Balloon Invasion, BallPusher, Ballz, Bar Balance, Be Brave Barb, Bejeweled, Biggification, Block it, Blockage, Bloons, Boids, Bombuzal, Boom Dots, Bouncing Ball, Bouncing Ball 2, Bouncy Light, BoxHead, Breakout, Bricks, Bubble Chaos, Bubbles 2, Card Game, Castle Ramble, Chronotron, Circle Chain, Circle Path, Circle Race, Circular endless runner, Cirplosion, Click when Red, CLOCKS - The Game, Color Hit, Color Jump, ColorFill, Columns, Concentration, Crossy Road, Crush the Castle, Cube Jump, CubesOut, Dash N Blast, Dashy Panda, Deflection, Diamond Digger Saga, Don't touch the spikes, Dots, Down The Mountain, Drag and Match, Draw and Sum, Draw Game, Drop Wizard, DROP'd, Dudeski, Dungeon Raid, Educational Game, Elasticity, Endless Runner, Erase Box, Eskiv, Farm Heroes Saga, Filler, Flappy Bird, Fling, Flipping Legend, Floaty Light, Fuse Ballz, GearTaker, Gem Sweeper, Globe, Goat Rider, Gold Miner, Golf Dash, Grindstone, GuessNext, Helicopter, Helix Jump, Hero Emblems, Hero Slide, Hexagonal Tiles, HookPod, Hop Hop Hop Underwater, Horizontal Endless Runner, Hundreds, Hungry Hero, Hurry it's Christmas, InkTd, Input Delay, Iromeku, Jet Set Willy, Jigsaw Game, Knife Hit, Knightfall, Legends of Runeterra, Lep's World, Line Rider, Lumines, Magick, MagOrMin, Mass Attack, Math Game, Maze, Meeblings, Memdot, Metro Siberia Underground, Mike Dangers, Mikey Hooks, Mini Archer, Nano War, Nodes, o:anquan, One Button Game, One Tap RPG, Ononmin, Pacco, Perfect Square!, Perfectionism, Phyballs, Pixel Purge, PixelField, Planet Revenge, Plants Vs Zombies, Platform, Platform game, Platformer, Plus+Plus, Pocket Snap, Poker, Pool, Pop the Lock, Pop to Save, Poux, Pudi, Pumpkin Story, Puppet Bird, Pushori, Pyramids of Ra, qomp, Quick Switch, Racing, Radical, Rebuild Chile, Renju, Rise Above, Risky Road, Roguelike, Roly Poly, Run Around, Rush Hour, SameGame, SamePhysics, Security, Serious Scramblers, Shrink it, Sling, Slingy, Snowflakes, Sokoban, Space Checkers, Space is Key, Spears N' Coins, Spellfall, Spinny Gun, Splitter, Spring Ninja, Sproing, Stabilize!, Stack, Stairs, Stick Hero, String Avoider, Stringy, Sudoku, Super Mario Bros, Surfingers, Survival Horror, Talesworth Adventure, Teeter Up, Tetris, The Impossible Line, The Moops - Combos of Joy, The Next Arrow, Threes, Tic Tac Toe, Timberman, Tiny Wings, Tipsy Tower, Toony, Totem Destroyer, Tower Defense, Trailblazer, Trick Shot, Tunnelball, Turn, Turnellio, TwinSpin, Vampire Survivors, vvvvvv, Warp Shift, Watermelon Game, Way of an Idea, Whack a Creep, Wheel of Fortune, Where's my Water, Wish Upon a Star, Word Game, Wordle, Worms, Yanga, Yeah Bunny, Zhed, zNumbers, Zuma

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