Ben Forta's Blog - AIR

Amazon AIR Support For Game Developers

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:02:00 -0400

Creating games using Flash and AIR? The Amazon Mobile App SDK now includes AIR native extensions that give you access to In-App Purchasing and GameCircle APIs. Diana Helander provides details on the Adobe Digital Media Blog.

AIR 3.6 Beta

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:51:00 -0400

AIR 3.6 Beta is now on Adobe Labs. Included in this new release is the ability to package and load multiple SWFs (which provides developers with better memory management by allowing them to load the assets they need dynamically at ANY time from multiple SWFs, and not have to load them all up-front).

Andy Trice On PhoneGap And Apple Rejections

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:37:00 -0400

Andy Trice has written a great ADC article highlighting PhoneGap advice on dealing with Apple application rejections. This one is recommended reading.

AIR 3.5 Beta With iOS 6 And Android Jelly Bean Support

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:14:00 -0400

We've posted a beta of AIR 3.5 to Adobe Labs. This release supports creative apps for iOS 6 and Android Jelly Bean, as well as additional features and bug fixes.

Next BBC Video Player Built On AIR

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:33:00 -0400

As per this article, the BBC has announced the launch of a brand new media player for Android devices. The new player is based on Adobe AIR and was developed in response to Flash not begin supported on Android as of Jelly Bean. It's good to see folks understand that even without Flash for in-browser experiences, it remains valuable and compelling for app experiences via AIR.

GoViral ANE Lets You, Well, Go Viral

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:24:00 -0400

The GoViral ANE (AIR native extension) for Android, lets you use AS3 to rapidly integrate social networking support for Facebook, Twitter, and email into your mobile AIR application. Milkman Games' Alex Liebert explains in his new ADC article.

ADC Series Explains Building Native Extension For iOS And Android

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:52:00 -0400

ADC has published a very useful series by Digital Primates' Nathan Weber on building native extensions for iOS and Android:

Adobe And Away3D

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:01:00 -0400

The Away Foundation is a non-profit that promotes openness, innovation and participation in and around freely available software resources. Away3D is an ActionScript 3.0 realtime 3D engine for Flash (and AIR). Earlier this week we announced that Adobe is registered as a Strategic Member of The Away Foundation, and posted an interview with Rob Bateman.

Webinars On Developing iOS Apps And Games With Adobe AIR 3.3

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:00:00 -0400

We're hosting a series of webinars in which you will learn how to build and debug your first Flash based application for iOS. You will also learn how to measure and improve the performance of your Flash based applications or games with Monocle. Registration is required.

Adobe AIR And Supporting Multiple Screen Sizes

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 08:12:00 -0400

If you are using AIR to build mobile apps, then you need to deal with the (ever growing) array of device screen sizes out there. Whether you're adapting a web based game to run on iOS, or writing an app from scratch for tablets, if you want your app to be broadly available you'll need to support at least a few different screen resolutions. Sarah Northway (of Northway Games) shares some of the tips and tricks she used to get her game Rebuild to run on the plethora of mobile devices out there.

Three Important ANE Articles

Tue, 29 May 2012 23:44:00 -0400

Adobe AIR native extensions (ANE's) are a combination of ActionScript classes and native code that provide easy access to device-specific libraries and features otherwise not available to your AIR applications. ADC has just published articles on three ANE's that will be of use to your mobile app development:

Daniel Koestler On Developing Native Extensions For Adobe AIR

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:13:00 -0400

Daniel Koestler explains Developing native extensions for Adobe AIR, in an ADC tutorial which covers the compilation of native code on the Android platform.

InformationWeek Reports On Mobile App Development

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:30:00 -0400

"Smartphones and tablets are everywhere. If you need to reach your customers or employees on these devices, now's the time to start developing mobile apps. We provide essential information to help you get started, including development basics for Apple iOS, Google Android, RIM BlackBerry and Microsoft Windows. We also look at the pros and cons of cross-platform development and discuss how to build secure apps from the get-go." Thus starts InformationWeek Reports' new report on Mobile App Development, for which I was interviewed, and which includes coverage of building apps with Flash/AIR and PhoneGap.

Adobe TV: AIR Based Hardware Accelerated Graphics For Mobile Games

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:27:00 -0400

In this Adobe TV video, Lee Brimelow and Thibault Imbert discuss the enhanced graphics rendering engine and the Stage3D API, enabling developers to port their Flash games to mobile with performance greater than 60 frames per second.

Thibault Imbert Introduces Flash Player 11.2 And AIR 3.2 Beta 4

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:57:00 -0400

Thibault Imbert has written a great post Introducing Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2 Beta 4 and Stage 3D support.