[casual_games] Flash CS3, anyone?

[Martin Brynskov]

Hi Audry,

On the mobile side of things, Flash Lite 2.1 and Device Central make  
things a lot easier -- hello, debugging in the emulator (not directly  
on the device). The IDE still sucks pretty much when it comes to  
handling code. Maybe when the Flash "VM" matures, they'll address the  
needs of coders. As it stands, most people I know use alternatives.

It's my impression that Adobe is *really* making an effort to make  
Flash Lite succeed -- and really, how could they be blind to  
repeating the success of Flash's penetration as the most widespread  
virtual machine on desktops (according to themselves). :-)  If they  
can pull that off again on mobile phones and devices, they have  
something to telle the shareholders. The target is to exceed 1  
billion devices running Flash Lite in 2009, which I'm sure they will  
reach.

What was the question again? ;-)

Oh, we upgraded without blinking and haven't experienced anything  
really bad, but our decision was mainly based on the mobile features.  
Integration with other Adobe apps has also improved.

BTW: There is a free, full-featured 30-day trial available at  
www.adobe.com/go/tryflash (registration required), so just go ahead  
and try it out.

-Martin

On 15/05/2007, at 22.06, Audry Taylor wrote:


> Who's gotten their hands on the new Flash or the new CS3 suite and  

> what do you think of it compared to previous versions?  Is Adobe  

> doing a better job with Flash than Macromedia did?

>

> Audry


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Martin Brynskov, MA, Ph.D. fellow
Center for Interactive Spaces / Computer Science, University of  
Aarhus, Denmark
Tel. (+45) 8942 5648 / mobile (+45) 3068 0424
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