This document summarizes a workshop on game development with Adobe Flash for Android. The workshop agenda includes an introduction to mobile app frameworks, why develop with Adobe Flash, making a simple "Hello World" app, debugging tools, game development features like interactivity and sound, building some sample games, integrating device capabilities, publishing to stores, and a question and answer session. The presenter is an experienced mobile developer who has created successful apps and games using Flash.

1. Jinnah University for
Women
Game Development with
Adobe Flash for Android
OS
By Faisal Iqbal – Mobile Specialist

2. About Me
 Faisal Iqbal a.k.a. chall3ng3r
 Adobe Flash, MS .Net, Windows Phone, Nokia Qt
 10+ Years Professional Development Experience
 6+ Years with Mobile Technologies
 Awarded Nokia Developer Champion for 6 Years
 Won Local and International Mobile Dev. Contests
 Speaker at Nokia Developers’ Workshops 2010 -

3. Some Motivational Stuff

4. Some Motivational Stuff
 SWF2Go Professional – Launched March
2007
 Number 1 Toolkit to Package Flash Lite apps to
Symbian OS for Nokia Devices
(N8, E7, 5800XM, etc)
 2 Competitors Challenged – Both Kuneri Lite
(Finnish) and Janus Mobile (Italian) out of
business

5. Some Motivational Stuff
Highway Racer on Nokia Store

6. Some Motivational Stuff
 Highway Racer
 Developed in 1 Month - Graphics + Game Engine
 Aug 2011 – Released on Nokia Store (previously
Ovi)
 September 2011
Won Nokia & P@SHA MakeMyApp Challenge
2011
 Over 330,000 Downloads!!!
 110+ Euros - Nokia Publisher Account

7. Some Motivational Stuff

8. Some Motivational Stuff
 IdeaPad for BlackBerry PlayBook
 Developed in 2 Months – Graphics + Code
 April 2011 – Released on App World
 Featured in UK and Netherlands Official PlayBook
Launch
 Promoted on Official BlackBerry FB & Twitter Feeds
That’s 7+ Million Fans and Followers
 Made Good $$$ for Us ;)

9. That’s Me
:)

10. Agenda
 Personal Intro and Achievements
Workshop
9:30am –  Mobile App / Game Development Frameworks
2:30pm
 Why Develop with Adobe Flash
 Introduction to Adobe Flash for Android OS
 Games Development with Adobe Flash
 -- Short Break (15 minutes)
 Lets Make Some Simple Games
 -- Short Break (15 minutes)
 Advance Game Development and Device
Integration

11. Mobile App / Game Development Frameworks
- Introduction to Frameworks
- Popular App / Game Development Frameworks

12. Introduction to Frameworks
 Set of Libraries + Compilers
 Easy to Use APIs
 Familiar Programing Language
 Cross-Compile to Multiple Platforms
 Developer Support and Community

13. Popular App / Game Development
Frameworks
 Corona SDK – Best for Games
 Lua – JavaScript + JSON
 PhoneGap – Best for Apps
 HTML + CSS + JavaScript
 Unity3D – Best for 3D Games
 C# Mono / JavaScript / Python
 Marmalade – Games + Apps
 C++ / HTML5 + CSS + JavaScript

14. Why Develop with Adobe Flash
- Adobe Flash – History and Future
- Why Develop with Adobe Flash

15. Adobe Flash – History and Future
 Introduced in 1996 as Macromedia Flash
 Macromedia Flash v4 Introduced Basic HTTP APIs
 Macromedia Flash v5 – ActionScript v1 + XML APIs
 April 2005 – Adobe Buys Macromedia
 Adobe Flash CS3 – ActionScript 3 + AIR
 Adobe Flash CS5 – AIR for iOS and Android
 Adobe Flash CS7 – Today, Beta Testing
 Focus on Gaming
 Web + Mobile + Desktop

16. Why Develop with Adobe Flash
 Easy Design Tools with Timeline for Animations
 ActionScript 3 – Java Like
 Rich Set of APIs (Camera / Video / Accelerometer
/etc.)
 Cross-Platform from Beginning
 Over 1 Million Developers Around the World
 Huge Developer Community – Websites /
Workshops / Webinars / Tutorials / Video Trainings

17. Introduction to Adobe Flash for Android OS
- Getting Familiar with Adobe Flash IDE
- Making First Mobile App – Hello There!
- Emulator Debugging and On-Device Debugging

18. Timeline and
Layers
Tools Panel Minimized Panels
Workspace /
Design Area
PI
(Properties
Inspector)

19. Making Our First Mobile App
 Enough Talk, Lets Make an App
 Shall We?

20. Emulator Debugging and On-Device
Debugging
 Trace() is Your Friend
 Console.Write() = Trace()
 Monster Debugger - WiFi

21. Game Development with Adobe Flash
- Story & Sketching
- Collusion Detection
- User Interactivity – Mouse / Touch Input
- Sound

22. Features & Sketching Storyboard
 Pencil and Paper  Splash Screen
 Write Everything  Main Menu
 Lock Features  Level 1
 Lets Draw…  Pause Menu
 Level End

23. Lets Take a Break
 15 Minutes

24. Lets Make Some Simple Games
- Classic Tennis
- Keep Up
- Catch Apples
- Pop Balloons

25. Lets Take a Break
 15 Minutes

26. Advance Game Development and Device
Integration
- Libraries
- Game Engines
- Device Integration

27. Game Engines
 Adobe Gaming
 http://gaming.adobe.com/
 Box2D
 http://box2dflash.sourceforge.net/
 TweenLite
 https://www.greensock.com/tweenlite/

28. Device Integration
 Gestures
 Swipe
 Zoom
 Accelerometer
 Physical Movement
 Extensibility via Native Extensions

29. Publishing Your Apps / Games to Stores
- Google Play
- Publishers

30. Publishing Games and Apps
 Google Play
 http://developer.android.com/distribute/
 Chillingo
 http://www.chillingo.com/
 Your Own Website
 ShareIt.com
 MoneyBookers.com

31. We Made It – Thank You
Questions & Answers
Contact Me:
 Web: chall3ng3r.com
 Email: ifaisal@orison.biz
 Twitter/FB/Skype: chall3ng3r