Archive for July, 2008

15 Jul

The Tower Defense to end all Tower Defense.

I have come across a TD game called “Temple Guardian 2″ - A sequal to the original TD game in which you defended the temple (Shockingly enough) from a bunch of invading creeps.   Standard Fare, but it was still an engrossing game that took many an hour of my time.
TG2, though, seems less like a [...]

13 Jul

SEO </3 Flash - When should and shouldn’t I Flash online?

Flash is a massively versatile format.   However, when it comes to websites, it can be more of a burden than anything else as a result of SEO - Search Engine Optimisation.
SEO Depends a lot on finding links, keywords and images through the html content on your website - however, if your website is entirely Flash [...]

12 Jul

Backups save lives.

A simple blog post after I found one of the posts on this site mysteriously missing, I am one lucky ducky to have backed up my content.
When it comes to Flash, whenever I feel I have accomplished something (Added another working function, finished a particularly intricate animated sequence) I save the file as another version.   [...]

11 Jul

How to make your Flash Animation smoother in under 5 mins.

Here are a few quick tips that will smooth your animations out so they look more professional in less than the time it takes to boil an egg.
Feel free to put an egg on to test this.

10 Jul

Flash <3s Photoshop (I make this look GOOD);

Flash is great.   It’s got everything you need to animate and create some amazing dynamic web content - but if it looks like it’s been made by a 6 year old that has just been introduced to the brush tool then no-one is going to take the time to notice!   Want to know how to [...]