Note: The primary target audience for this article is Flash designers, people new to the Flash runtimes, and business decision makers evaluating the Flash runtimes for game development. This article also includes useful information for experienced ActionScript developers looking to get into Flash game development. However, for game-specific advanced ActionScript programming techniques, I recommend Gary Rosenzweig's book ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University.
Sep 15, 2010 This is how to download any flash games on a mac computer for free and you can play them with no internet connection!!! You can get it from any website such as miniclip, addicting games.
Flash games—games created with or for the Adobe Flash runtimes—are everywhere. You can find them on game arcade sites such as Newgrounds.com, AddictingGames.com, and numerous others. There are dozens of game genres to choose from, including action, adventure, casino, puzzle, and role-playing, among others. The games are interactive, cross-browser, and cross-platform; users can play them on personal computers as well as mobile devices. They work great as standalone destinations, they make excellent additions to larger sites, and they can be embedded into the most popular social networks such as Facebook. Many people still do not know that using Adobe AIR technology, Flash games can be deployed on iOS devices through the Apple App Store. Top performers such as Alien Hominid and Line Rider have grown so popular that they have been ported from the Flash runtimes to consoles such as Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360. Online casual games are booming in popularity and Adobe Flash technologies offer tools to create and deploy this great content.
For more than a decade, I have been designing and developing online games. I have collaborated on massive worlds with thousands of simultaneous users. At my start, there were many viable development platforms, including the powerful but difficult-to-use C++ platform. Over the years, the Flash technologies tools became easier to use and Adobe Flash Player evolved as well. Now Flash technology is the de facto environment for creating online 2D games. With the release of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5, the Flash community is moving compelling content to mobile phones, tablets, and Internet-enabled televisions. And with the release of Stage3D (formerly known as the Molehill APIs), the Flash runtimes may be the leading choice for online and mobile 3D gaming as well.
In this article, I will provide an overview of the potential in online gaming, showcase the capabilities of the Flash runtimes, and review the challenges and solutions for end-to-end game development.
To quit (close) a Mac app normally, choose Quit from the app's menu in the menu bar, or press Command (⌘)-Q. If the app doesn't quit, follow these steps to force the app to quit.
How to force an app to quit
- Press these three keys together: Option, Command, and Esc (Escape). This is similar to pressing Control-Alt-Delete on a PC. Or choose Force Quit from the Apple () menu in the upper-left corner of your screen.
- Select the app in the Force Quit window, then click Force Quit.
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- You can also force the Finder to quit, if it stops responding. Select Finder in the Force Quit window, then click Relaunch.
- If none of your apps are responding, you can force your Mac to restart.
- You can also force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.