Learning Flash: Creating Point and Click games the Fun Way

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Haven't really posted anything related to programming, have I?

I apologize for my lack of dedication to this blog. I would try my best to keep you updated with my journey.. I  mean, with stuff that involves programming.. and computer stuff.

Not posting in this blog doesn't mean I also lack dedication in programming. In fact, it's the contrary. I've been so focused in creating games and learning new programming languages these past few weeks.

Okay. Let's start talking variables and computer logic before I turn this whole blog into a dairy.

I've been searching for great tutorials about Flash. Why? See post Why, I Love My Work Even More. It's a personal sharing of what's up with my life. If you don't care about it, then let's proceed to the fun part!

If you're a total newbie when it comes to Flash, I suggest you google some tutorials you're comfortable with. Sometimes, there are people who understand better when reading direct to the point words. I'm part of the other side who wants to learn things in a weird manner.

But don't worry. If you want serious-talking-but-not-that-boring kind of tutorials, I highly recommend Foundation Flash. Their tutorials are very helpful and they're completely free too! I've established my Point and Click gaming instincts here.

But if you're just like me who wants to learn stuff in the weirdest way possible, then I suggest you listen to Jonbro with teh infront of it. Unfortunately, he's not into making tutorials but this video saved me from going through information-packed-yet-energy-draining tutorials.No offense to the lecturers. I just like entertaining stuff like this one:



Soo.. What do you think? Learned anything or were you just distracted with all the ranting? Well, I was distracted but I remembered all the things I needed to do after. Even though the price is to listen to a 20-minute video which can be compressed into a 10-minute one, I was glad to make the deal.

If you wanna learn more Flash tutorials, I'll get you updated with them. I'd probably post my progress in this blog together with the information I've learned. So stick around.

Why, I Love My Work Even More

Okay. First I must warn you. This a post not related to any programming facts or help. I'm simply sharing my experiences here. So if you don't wanna waste your time stalking my life, it's okay :3 You can go read the important stuff in this blog. Just browse for some tutorials.

So, where was I? Oh, right! Work!

This week has been the busiest yet the most exciting one for this year. To be honest, I'm quite pleased when my boss told me to create Flash games for their site. I'm working for them for a month already and honestly, I love my work.

However, my previous tasks don't involve programming at all. It's fine since my work is something I always do: casual gaming, plus writing and checking grammars. It's fun yet very stressful since I have to play at least 60 games per week.

The other task helped widen my web developing knowledge though. When I was searching for jobs back then, a lot of company were looking for people who know WordPress. I was thinking it would involve a lot of blogging and writing. I mean, that was how I saw WordPress before. A blogging site.

But then I was completely wrong. My boss told me to create a blog specifically for puzzle games. The site is hosted under WordPress. I've used WordPress before but I like Blogger more. So when I started tinkering my site, I was completely overwhelmed with codes and plug-ins. I thought I'd only do drag and drop in making my website. I was oh so wrong.

I had to set-up my site for a week! But it was not a wasted week. I've learned about WordPress and how you edit your own site. My PHP class didn't fail me. I've asked help from my friend, accidentallyc. You see, I like surfing but I don't like creating sites people would like to surf for. I'm into games and database analysis.

So what happened was, I've asked my friend to design my website with stuff and add creative stuff while I tinker the PHP stuff. Fortunately, when this friend of mine started his On-the-Job-training, his involvement with my WordPress adventure helped him. It's a win-win!



So I guess I've finally bore you with the past. Let's discuss the present events now!

I've been casual gaming and commenting games for a month when suddenly a door opened for me. The door to finally use my Flash and ActionScript knowledge. Well, I'm still a noob in ActionScript.

So this door opened when my boss said we need to create games we can distribute. These games will link to our site since the AI in Google can search through Flash already. This would help them rank in the search engine and I don't know why I'm ranting about this. Just know that I'm developing games to help the site gain popularity. I'll leave out the how-does-it-work for later.

Anyway, this made everything better for me. Why? Three reasons:

• My On-the-Job training is finally related to my course.
• I get to improve my game developing knowledge.
• Making games is my ambition so technically, I'm halfway in achieving my dreams. *angel singing*

And that's why I love my work even better!

*deep breathe*

Well, this is a pretty long post.

I'm surprised you read through all that boring stuff. I assume you are simply bored right now.