Glen Rhodes

Creating games in Macromedia Flash MX 2004 is one of the most rewarding endeavors an aspiring or seasoned programmer can pursue. People could choose to develop games using Flash MX 2004 for the sheer enjoyment of seeing a creative idea come to life, a specific project for a client, an exercise to learn the details of programming in Flash, or as a way to express themselves artistically. Before we look at the motivation, let's briefly look at the history of computer games in general. A Brief History of Games Ever since the early days of humankind, games have been an integral part of our existence. Games allow us to escape from reality, while at the same time allow us to mimic reality in ways that we might never be able to experience in real life. My perfect example is when I ran around the fields as a child playing soldiers in a war, or explored far-off lands in my ba... (more)