ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University, Second Edition

2. ActionScript Game Elements

• Creating Visual Objects

• Accepting Player Input

• Creating Animation

• Programming User Interaction

• Accessing External Data

• Miscellaneous Game Elements

Before we build complete games, we start with some smaller pieces. The short programs in this chapter give us a look at some basic ActionScript 3.0 concepts and also provide us with some building blocks to use later and in your own games.

Source Files

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A3GPU202_GameElements.zip

Creating Visual Objects

Our first few elements involve the creation and manipulation of objects on the screen. We pull some movie clips from the library, turn movie ...