In this book you'll learn: * The essentials of Flash Lite 1.1 and 2.X * How to create mobile applications and games * Best practices for structuring your mobile applications, from starting out to final deployment * How to integrate graphics, sound, and video into your mobile content * How to consume live data over HTTP and socket connections and make use of phone-specific features 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.
Weyert de Boer is a New Media designer and developer, currently
working as a freelancer in the Netherlands. He has a wide range of skills,
including over six years of experience with Flash and several years of .NET
and Delphi programming under his belt. He has been working in the field of
mobile application development for two years and enjoys it particularly
because of his interest in the limitations of mobile devices and how to
solve the problems associated with mobile content delivery. He has been a
Borland Technology Partner for five years.
Aside from his freelance work, he is also currently studying for his
bachelor degree in interaction design and cultural anthropology. He will
speak at WebDU in 2007 and likes to share his passion for development with
other people around the world on his blog.
Scott Janousek is a Flash and Flash Mobile developer currently working in
the Boston area of the United States. In addition to his experience with
mobile development, Scott has an accumulated ten years of diverse software
engineering and Web consulting background, and several of those years were
dedicated to the creation of interactive multimedia, including CD-ROMs,
DVDs, webcasts, kiosks, RIAs, and web sites.
Today, Scott is an Adobe Certified Flash Designer and Developer, as well as
a recognized Flash Lite Subject Matter Expert. In addition, he is also an
Adobe Certified Instructor for Flash Lite and Adobe Certified Developer for
Mobile Application Development. He holds a bachelors degree in computer
science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
An active and contributing member of the Boston Adobe Mobile and Devices
User Group (AMaDUG), Boston Flash Platform User Group (BFPUG), and Mobile
Monday Boston (MoMoBoston), Scott is passionate about the Flash platform
across mobile devices as well as for the desktop. When he has a chance, he
speaks at new media institutes, user groups, and conferences about Flash
and Flash Mobile, including most recently the Design & Technology Festival
(FITC) 2006, Adobe MAX 2006, and Adobe MAX Asia Pacific 2006. He has also
written a number of technical articles on Flash Mobile technologies, such
as Flash Lite, including some of which can be found on the Adobe Developer
Center web site. Check out his blog for more information about his latest
Flash and Mobile endeavors, as well as his occasional post about the latest
and greatest portable consumer electronic devices.
Richard Leggett has over six years 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 Webs 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.