TonyPa has been constantly updating his tutorials on tile based games for Flash. It’s been a while since I’ve visited the page and the list of available topics seem to be growing. Strille is also starting a tutorial page about games on Flash. You can find his latest work here. André Michelle has just entered […]
Continue reading →A year ago I started working on some MovieClip tweening prototypes based on Robert Penner’s easing equations (I went to proto.layer51.com but couldn’t find any good one so I decided to start my own). I’ve been updating and evolving these tweening methods for quite a while (since I do use it on my everyday work) […]
Continue reading →The best browser ever changed name again: from Phoenix to Firebird and now to FireFox. At least there’s a new version out, check what’s new. Here’s a strip, Better Handling of File Types Binary files (e.g. .wma and .rar files) served by servers incorrectly sending text/plain should no longer be displayed as garbage in the […]
Continue reading →Grafikonstruct, the studio I work at, is now looking for a Junior Designer. We’re an internet and print design work studio based on São Paulo, Brazil, and works mostly with fashion brands and design-related clients. Ideal candidates should have good art/creative skills and basic Flash skills, and live in São Paulo – this is not […]
Continue reading →Creating pixel fonts for hinting emulation might not be that useful anymore, but original “pixel” font design is still alive and kicking; now more conscious of Flash’s limitations (erratic filling and blurring) than ever. One of the newest exponents of such trend is UltraFonts, a slick new site by Truth In Design. Joining the ranks […]
Continue reading →Sometimes the world makes me sad. Once in a while I do check this newsfeed’s comments, and it’s pretty sad to find lots of random spam when I hope to find information or questions on the stuff I’ve posted. After deleting dozens of unwanted messages, I had almost decided to close the comment system when […]
Continue reading →Oldschool gamers will like to know that Electronic Arts has put online a free, online version of SimCity Classic. Free registration is required. While it’s pretty cool to see the first SimCity available as a free online game, and while the game works as it should despite a few UI cursor issues, it’s kind of […]
Continue reading →GotoAndPlay.it has a very nice interview with Extrajetzt from Germany, developers of the pseudo-3D, mode-7 emulation, Mario Kart-clone game Fast Froots (more information on this previous post). It’s a pretty nice, in-depth, technical interview. Here’s a quote: What are the most important aspects of your game engine ? <am> The first version of the 3dengine, […]
Continue reading →Good news for Flash 6- developers: FontLab released FontFlasher, a conversion tool that creates new truetype fonts suited for a fixed size based on an original font’s hinting instructions. This software has been discussed here recently. Although there are similar software packages already released by other companies, this will probably make this kind of conversion […]
Continue reading →Ok, here it is: a software to painlessly create so-called pixel or bitmap fonts, SimpleFont. It’s a commercial software and I haven’t tested it already, but some people might be interested. Via Quasimondo. While we’re on the subject and I’m feeling like Santa Claus on crack, I remembered I had to make public my special […]
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