Flash Mobile: Developing Android and iOS Applications

Description

Build rich media applications for the iOS and Android platforms with this primer to Flash mobile development. You get all of the essentials-from setting up your development environment to publishing your apps to the Google Market Place/Apple iTunes App Store.

Develop elementary applications without coding; then realize the power of ActionScript 3 to add rich complexity to your applications. Step-by-step instruction is combined with practical tutorial lessons to deliver a working understanding of the development stages including:

*Rapid prototyping *Adding interactivity, audio, and video *Employing iOS and Android Interface Calls *Hardware optimization with AIR *Game development; game engines, controlling physics, and 3D *Designing for iPad, Android tablets, and Google TV *Code optimization, testing, and debugging

User interfaces are presented in full color to illustrate their nuances. The companion website, www.visualizetheweb/flashmobile, includes all of the AS3 code, project files, and a blog to keep you up to date with related news and developments.

*Publication within weeks of Adobe's release of the Android packaging utilities *Full-color illustrations of UI and design implementations *Companion website with tutorial media and author forum

CONTENTS:

Section 1 Setting up Flash CS5 for Android Development Project 1: Creating Your First App Using Flash CS5 Section 2 Rapid Android Development in Flash CS5 Project 2: Optimizing Animation, Audio, Video, and Component Use in Your AIR for Android Apps Section 3 Developing Mobile Apps using ActionScript Project 3: Building Sprite's 123

Section 4 Leveraging Custon iPhone and Android Interface Calls with ActionScript Project 4: Building a Gesture-Driven Application

Section 5 Building Games with Flash for the Mobile Market Project 5: Building a Mobile Game

Section 6 Deploying Mobile Apps with Flash CS5 Project 6: Publishing Your Apps into the Many Different App Stores

Companion website: www.visualizetheweb.com/flashmobile