FlashGameDev

Nonoba Makes Multiplayer Dev easier

bikinizero — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:54:53 +0000

Nonoba has just release their API for making multiplayer games…they presently have a beta program with API. Very Cool. They also have a $20,000 in prize money for the best games created with their API.

Disney Talks Virtual Worlds

bikinizero — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:44:19 +0000

Great interview video at fastcompany.tv with the senior people at Disney Interactive talking about their thoughts on virtual worlds.

Russian Flash Dev Alternativa3D

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:27:48 +0000

These guys are doing some fantastic work with 3d in flash. NOT-Vodka powered flash 3D.

VTech is Entering Spanish Speaking Market

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:16:53 +0000

Vtech the toy maker is entering the Spanish market with their toy translators. Ole

Interactive Learning and Education

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:37 +0000

I have always been a strong support in the relationship between education and interactive content. It started by me reading the good book Digital Game Based Learning. When people are imeresed they retain the information better…just as anyone who knows game hotkeys for like 10 games from memory.

Here is a very good, but slightly dated video with comments from MIT.

San Fransico or Bust

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:01:55 +0000

The thought of moving to SF has cross my mind a few times over the last few years with the evolution of my stealth startup. I’m still holding firm in my VC wasteland.

But Andrew Chen gives a great writeup on how to do the Big Move from you safe little cubicle. Andrew gives the goods on working the circuit to couch surfing…

Virtual World Investment Q1 2008 $184 million

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:47:39 +0000

Well there is alot of VC cash going into Virtual Worlds. Virtual World Management just announced that over $184 million is going into dev on Virtual Worlds…that is alot of Club Penguins.
So this is good news in a downward market for people developing for this platform.

Thank you Emanuele Feronato

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:40:24 +0000

This Italian guy has been a huge help to all of us who are starting out in Flash Games, not only does he do walk throughs of Dev, but also gets into the commerce and revenue generation of flash games.

Welcome to FlashGameDev

bikinizero — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:34:05 +0000

So in all of my research realting to Flash Games and Virtual Worlds, I thought it would be a good idea to share and have conversations on what is happening in this arena.