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Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices

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  • The only up-to-date book on the market that covers Flash mobile application development

  • Evidence of demand – large companies such as Nokia and Samsung are Flash-enabling their phones

  • Will support the new FlashLite version available with the next version of Flash, released later on this year

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Getting Started

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Mobile devices

      Pages 17-41
    3. Flash lite 2.X

      Pages 97-130
  3. Let’s get developing!

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Application development

      Pages 133-182
    3. Mobile gaming

      Pages 185-222
    4. Flash mobile sound

      Pages 261-297
    5. Flash mobile video

      Pages 299-336
    6. Extending Flash Lite

      Pages 339-388
  4. The post-development stage

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 389-389
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 439-514

About this book

With a growing number of mobile devices offering Flash support, it is an increasingly viable platform for the development of mobile applications. Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices is just the book you need to learn how to take advantage of this new audience of mobile application users. Inside, it covers every facet of mobile Flash, from the essentials of the Flash Lite 1.1 and 2.X platforms and writing applications to testing your work and deploying to mobile users.

Applications presented include screensavers, wallpapers, data-consuming informational programs (such as movie, news, and stock tickers), quiz games, action games, and more. You are given tips on mobile Flash development best practices, and all of the essential topics are covered, including creating and using sound, vector graphics, and bitmaps; optimizing assets for the small screen; coding realistic physics for games; and consuming web services using PHP, Java, ColdFusion, and .NET.

Throughout the book, there are many samples to put together and learn from, and several bonus applications are also available to download and check out.

About the authors

Richard Leggett has over six years of experience with Flash and currently holds the position of senior creative developer at AKQA, London. His passion for everything new is the very thing that led him to Flash Lite in the first place, as Leggett believes mobile technology is the next frontier and the next step in the logical progression of the Web's expansion into every aspect of our lives. He has spoken at several industry conferences including Spark, Flashforward, and the very first Flash on the Beach, as well as being interviewed in magazine articles on the subject of Flash and occasionally speaking at user groups in his native country, the United Kingdom. Leggett tries to remain heavily involved in the Flash community, and you can find him online in the Flash Lite Yahoo Group as well as at his personal web sites: www.richardleggett.co.uk and www.flashmobileforum.org.

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eBook USD 44.99
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Softcover Book USD 59.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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