Gary Rosenzweig 
ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University [PDF ebook] 

Learn Action Script 3.0 the fun way, by creating 16 great games: real, robust games – not just "web toys"! Highly-rated Action Script tutorial, now with seven new 3D and card games! Code and techniques easily adaptable to training, advertising, and more For Flash artists learning Action Script, Flash programmers seeking to create games, and upgraders from Action Script 1.0/2.0. Includes a chapter on developing games in Flash for the i Phone! Gary Rosenzweig’s Action Script 3.0 Game Programming University, Second Edition is the best hands-on tutorial for learning Action Script 3.0, the programming language behind Flash Professional CS5. You will master all the basics of Action Script programming by building 16 robust games. One step at a time, you’ll learn techniques (and get tested code) that can be adapted to virtually any project, from games to training and advertising. The first edition earned widespread raves; Rosenzweig has now updated it with seven brand-new games that teach even more valuable Action Script 3.0 skills and techniques. You will first learn how Flash and Action Script 3.0 work together, the elements of an Action Script program, and how to build a basic game framework with Action Script. Next, Rosenzweig walks you through building the full spectrum of Action Script games, including brain games, animation-based games, picture puzzles, games based on direction and movement, casual games, word games, Q and A games, action games, game worlds, and more. This edition adds new chapters on card games and 3D games, with High-Low, Video Poker, Blackjack, 3D Paddle Ball, 3D Scavenger Hunt, and two other new projects.