[casual_games] Question About Adobe/Macromedia Director as a Development Platform....

[Robert Gordon]

Hey Charles,

Wasn't sure if this was supposed to go to the list or not (your reply
sounded more personally targeted)...so I'm replying on-list but I'm happy to
move this offline.

I guess any of us old-time Director users could complain about a number of
missing or still-broken features...but if I had to whittle that down to a
set of game-specific requests...might be something like:

(in no particular order)

- improved text engine
- real-time effects (dropshadow, glow, etc.) as in Flash 8
- continued support of the multiplayer xtra
- something akin to Flash's nested timeline concept
- something that would allow those super-fancy particle effects
- a more modern script editor
- obviously any bump in speed/performance is always a good thing
- specific improvement to Flash performance when playing inside Director
- pushing the shockwave plugin back into the limelight
- playback engines for console, mobile, and other interesting devices

I'm sure I'm missing some items of interest...those are off the top of my
head. Truth is, I'm so very used to doing things a certain way that I don't
often (enough) pause to wonder of there's a better way...

r o b



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> From: Charles Parcell <cparcell at toxictoy.com>

> Reply-To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>

> Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:21:40 -0500

> To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>

> Subject: Re: [casual_games] Question About Adobe/Macromedia Director as a

> Development Platform....

> 

> Rob,

> 

> I wanted to drop you a line and ask about your comment in your post. I

> too think that a focus on game development would be a good think. I just

> wanted to get your ideas as to what specific features, enhancements, etc

> could be implemented to get the to this goal.

> 

> Thanks,

> Charles P.

> 

> 

> Robert Gordon wrote:

>> I too heard a rumour that there may be some focus on game development

>> with the next version, but can't recall where. Would be very nice though!

> 

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