1. @jnbeck

2. ADL, PFI... WTF?
ADL - AIR Debug Launcher - Using ADL, you can run an application
without first packaging and installing it.
ADT - AIR Developer Tool - ADT is a multi-purpose, command-line
tool for developing AIR applications.
PFI - Packager For iPhone - Completely replaced by ADT.
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3. The Markets
... that support Adobe Flash
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4. Membership Fee $99 / year $25 $99 / year ¹ $0 $0
Revenue Split 30% 30% 30% 30% 30%
Overall Difficulty 1-10 5 1 3 9 11
Number of Apps ~435,000 ~230,000 ~13,500 ~400 ~3,000
¹ At the moment, first year is free
Source - Apple App Store - http://148apps.biz/app-store-metrics/
Source - Android Market - http://www.appbrain.com/stats/
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5. Build Process
APK
Executable ADT IPA
Assets BAR
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6. Application Descriptor
Id
Version Number
Render Mode
Auto Orientation
Aspect Ratio
Full Screen
Onscreen Keyboard Behavior
Icons Paths
Device Profile
Permissions
iPhone Settings
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7. DEVICES SUCK
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8. Your finger is not transparent
THIS NOT THIS
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9. Devices do not have
roll over or roll out
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10. TouchEvents are different
than MouseEvents
flash.ui.Multitouch
flash.ui.MultitouchInputMode
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11. Let’s not forget about gestures
flash.events.TransformGestureEvent
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12. Use Enter Frame
not Mouse Move
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13. Screen Density
!=
Screen Resolution
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14. Screen Density != Screen Resolution
150 x 40 pixel button
Desktop monitor Galaxy Tab Droid 2 iPhone 4
@100 dpi @160 dpi @240 dpi @320 dpi
= 1.5” x 0.4” = 0.9” x 0.25” = 0.6” x 0.17” = 0.46” x 0.13”
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15. Screen Density != Screen Resolution
150 x 40 pixel button
Desktop monitor Galaxy Tab Droid 2 iPhone 4
@100 dpi @160 dpi @240 dpi @320 dpi
= 1.5” x 0.4” = 0.9” x 0.25” = 0.6” x 0.17” = 0.46” x 0.13”
Same pixel count, different physical sizes
(Minimum recommended size: 0.25” x 0.25”)
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16. Screen Density != Screen Resolution
3.5 inch diagonal screen
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17. Screen Density != Screen Resolution
3.5 inch diagonal screen
Same physical size, different pixel counts
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18. Screen Density != Screen Resolution
Classification 160 DPI 240 DPI 320 DPI
Devices Most tablets Most Android phones iPhone 4
iPhone 3GS
Motorola Droid Pro
Mapped range < 200 DPI >= 200 DPI > 280 DPI
<= 280 DPI
Typical range 132 DPI (iPad) 217 DPI (HTC Evo) 326 DPI (iPhone 4)
to to
181 DPI (HTC Hero) 254 DPI (NexusOne)
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19. Devices have differing aspect ratios
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20. Some devices have
additional stuff...
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21. Capabilities
flash.system.Capabilities
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22. Devices have orientations
StageOrientationEvent.ORIENTATION_CHANGING
stage.setOrientation( StageOrientation.UPSIDE_DOWN );
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23. Accelerometers
Get your tilt on.
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24. Emulators
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25. Testing on the Device
WiFi Debug Only WiFi and USB Debug WiFi Debug Only
Long Build Times Faster Build Times Debug Tokens
Mobile Provisions Signing
Certificates
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26. Full Screen
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27. Permissions
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28. CPU vs GPU
CPU - blitting GPU - DisplayObject
iOS - 20 FPS iOS - 34 FPS
Droid - 24 FPS Droid - 32 FPS
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29. Playbook is wicked fast
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30. Molehill?
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31. ANT is your friend
(or maven if you’re a cool kid)
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32. Build servers are awesome
+
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33. Hosting your build servers
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34. Your game can be
interrupted, at any time
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35. Piracy can be a problem
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36. Please use Version
Control... please
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37. Questions?
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38. Thanks!
Nate Beck
Principal Architect
@jnbeck
nate@zaalabs.com
blog.natebeck.net
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