Developer DispatchNews and notes for Macromedia Director and Flash DevelopersJigsaw Puzzle Interface Improvements- (Found July 8, 2008 ) So when I switched my jigsaw puzzle game over from Shockwave to Flash, I added a ton of new features. That didn&8217;t stop people from complaining that they didn&8217;t like change. Whatever. With the falling penetration numbers for Shockwave, I had to move to Flash. Plus, Flash 9 is fast and smooth. Anyway, one of the ...http://developerdispatch.com/jigsaw-puzzle-interface-improvements.html iPod QuickTime Baseline Profile Mystery- (Found July 8, 2008 ) So I&8217;d thought I&8217;d share the results of my attempt to create perfect podcast video compression. Perhaps some can benefit from it, others might see a flaw and point it out. The goal was: create a process to compress QuickTime video so that 1) It works on 5G iPods to iPhones, 2) It uploads to YouTube ...http://developerdispatch.com/ipod-quicktime-baseline-profile-mystery.html GameScene Video Podcast- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I don&8217;t know why it has taken me so long to create a podcast about game design. It occurred to me the other day that I have developed more than 150 games that are at GameScene and my other sites right now. Why not create a video podcast showing off each game and giving my ...http://developerdispatch.com/gamescene-video-podcast.html Social Networks are Like Playgrounds- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I love social networks. I don&8217;t mind that they are popping up everywhere nowadays. I look at them like playgrounds when you were a kid. No one ever said: &8220;What, they are building another playground in the neighborhood We already have too many!&8221; It was another place to explore, hang out with your friends, make ...http://developerdispatch.com/social-networks-are-like-playgrounds.html Twitter Game- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I&8217;ve always been fascinated by data feeds and how they might be used as game content. Twitter is a very interesting stream of data and I&8217;ve been thinking about how it could be used inas a game. Here&8217;s my first attempt: Twitter Match. I put it up at my free online gamessite, but in the ...http://developerdispatch.com/twitter-game.html |