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THE BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB

CHAPTER OUTLINE

The Case for Flash

Player Penetration

Speed to Market

Nobody’s Perfect

Flaw: The Code Editor

Solution: Use an Additional Tool

Flaw: Performance/Memory Management

Solution: Use a Third-Party Solution or Roll Your Own

Flaw: Debugging Content

Solution: Use Traces and Custom Tools

Flaw: Lack of Built-In Game Libraries and Tools

Solution: Write Your Own/Find Open Source Implementations

Stop Fighting It

Things Flash Was Built to Do

Animation versus Games

Application versus Games

Web Sites versus Games

Flash versus Traditional Game Development

The Best Tool for the Job

Flash Back

Adobe (formerly Macromedia, originally FutureSplash) Flash has been around for a long time ...

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