August 2009

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• Programming

  Flex to compile for Flash 10

  08.04.09 | Permalink |

  

  I am currently working on a Flex project which will require using features of the Flash 10 player.  Flex Builder 3 normally publishes to the Flash 9 player.  After doing a little bit of searching, I stumbled upon this page (Developing for Flash Player 10 in Flex Builder 3) which covers how to set up [...]

• General

  Why can’t I find a better chat client?!

  08.04.09 | Permalink |

  

  So today started off mildly exciting.  A new (to me) chat client (Raptr) was released and I did what I always do, I got someone else to try it out for me, as i hate installing ‘crap’ on my machine mwahahaha!  (not sure if I’m laughing at being devious, or calling the app crap…).  Anyhow, [...]

• Business, iPhone

  $100 Million in venture capital towards iPhone Development

  08.04.09 | Permalink |

  

  Pretty impressive number spread out between 17 companies. Article on CNet >
  http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10285849-233.html

• Game Design

  I never Meta-Game I didn’t like.

  08.04.09 | Permalink |

  

  Okay, I admit it, I stole that title. Let’s not fight about it.
  The term Meta-Game (or metagaming if you have a thing against hyphens) seems to have sprung from relative obscurity into the design spotlight as of late.
  Achievements are the most visible and obvious representation of how the popularisation of the metagame has changed the design [...]

• Programming

  Feels like the first time……PureMVC

  08.04.09 | Permalink |

  

  I am getting my feet wet with the MVC design pattern.  I chose to use PureMVC because it seems like one of the most popular MVC frameworks for Flash right now.  So far PureMVC is just a little bit complicated for me.  I am not used to going the scenic route in order to get [...]

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At Thrust Interactive, we are not only passionate about creating games, we are passionate about playing games! Here are our current favourites, updated arbitrarily.

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- Team Fortress 2
Jerry
- Assassins Creed 2
Harrison
- Assassins Creed 2
Jesse
- Poker
Ian
- Left 4 Dead 2
Scott
- Uncharted 2
Kevin
- Serious Sam
Toby
- Fly Squirrel Fly
Tim
- Left 4 Dead 2

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