Flash iOS Apps Cookbook 100 practical recipes for developing iOS apps with Flash Professional and Adobe AIR Christopher Caleb BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI... Flash iOS Apps CookbookCopyright © 2
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100 practical recipes for developing iOS apps with Flash Professional and Adobe AIR
Christopher Caleb
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
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First published: February 2012
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Christopher Caleb
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Christopher Caleb has been developing rich interactive experiences with the Flash platform for almost a decade He remembers a time when browsers didn't support images, and has witnessed technologies such as Flash help drive the web to where it is today During that period he has been fortunate enough to have worked with a wide range of clients
including the BBC, Activision, Samsung, and Aardman Animations on projects encompassing film, games, education, and children's entertainment
He has a love for all things mobile and has been a proponent of Flash in this space since its emergence He is also an active member of the Flash community, both through his
personal blog and the various articles he contributes elsewhere Whenever he finds a spare minute, Christopher likes to chip away at the many apps and experiments he has inspired to undertake
Christopher is currently a lead Flash developer at WeeWorld—an avatar-based social
network and virtual world for teens He blogs at www.yeahbutisitflash.com and tweets
as @chriscaleb
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ISBN: 978-1-847196-60-6 Paperback: 336 pages Create exciting real-time multiplayer games using Flash
1 A complete end-to-end guide for creating fully featured multiplayer games
2 The author's experience in the gaming industry enables him to share insights on multiplayer game development
3 Walk-though several real-time multiplayer game implementations
4 Packed with illustrations and code snippets with supporting explanations for ease of understanding
Flash Game Development by Example
ISBN: 978-1-849690-90-4 Paperback: 328 pages Build 9 classic Flash games and learn game
development along the way
1 Build 10 classic games in Flash Learn the essential skills for Flash game development
2 Start developing games straight away Build your first game in the first chapter
3 Fun and fast paced Ideal for readers with no Flash or game programming experience
4 The most popular games in the world are built in Flash
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1 Tune up every aspect of your iOS application for greater levels of stability and performance
2 Improve the user's experience by boosting the performance of your app
3 Learn to use Xcode's powerful native features to increase productivity
4 Profile and measure every operation of your application for performance
5 Integrate powerful unit-testing directly into your development workflow
iPhone User Interface Cookbook
ISBN: 978-1-849691-14-7 Paperback: 500 pages
A concise dissection of Apple’s iOS user interface design principles
1 Learn how to build an intuitive interface for your future iOS application
2 Avoid app rejection with detailed insight into how
to best abide by Apple’s interface guidelines
3 Written for designers new to iOS, who may be unfamiliar with Objective-C or coding an interface
4 Chapters cover a variety of subjects, from standard interface elements to optimizing custom game interfaces
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