Beginning Flash game programming for dummies [electronic resource] /
by Andy Harris ; [cartoons, Rich Tennant].
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2006.
- xvi, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- For dummies .
Includes index.
Ever think you could come up with a better computer game? Here's how to create five different games - no experience necessary! No boring programming theory here, just the stuff you need to know to actually make something happen, and all in plain English. Build a brain-teasing math game, go classic with Pong, create monsters and mayhem, and much more. Discover how to: build and control basic movie clips; make text appear and change; generate random numbers; add sound effects; create cars and space vehicles that move realistically; and blow up stuff onscreen.