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Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations

Adrian Dobre • Dev Ramtal

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558 sidor
2011

Physics for Flash Games, Animation, and Simulations teaches ActionScript programmers how to incorporate real physics into their Flash animations, games, user interfaces,and simulations.

Introduces Flash physics in an accurate, but approachable way, covering what is required to produce physically realistic simulations (as opposed to animations that look roughly right)
Packed full of practical examples of how physics can be applied to your own games and applications
Addresses the diverse needs of game developers, animators, artists, and e-learning developers

The book assumes a basic knowledge of ActionScript and Flash.However, no previous knowledge of physics is requiredonly somevery basic math skills. The authors present everything from basic principlesto advanced concepts, soyou'll be able tofollowthe logic and easilyadapt the principles to your own applications. The book builds on your physics knowledge, enabling you to create notonly visualeffects, butalso more complex models and simulations.

What youll learn

Basic math and physics you'll need to incorporate realism into your games, animations and simulations
How toincorporate a wide range of forces, including environmental forces such as gravity and friction, and forces due to fluids, such as drag and upthrust
How to build a number of realistic simulations, like submarines and flight simulators
How to model particle systems and use them for generative art and to create effects, such as smoke
Numerical subtleties, including accuracy and stability of integration schemes and handling boundary conditions properly; and how and when to use approximations and analytical solutions

Who this book is for

Flash developers interested in incorporating real physics into their games, animations, simulations or generative art projects.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Physics Programming

Selected ActionScript 3.0 Topics

Some Math Background

Basic Physics Concepts

The Laws Governing Motion

Gravity, Orbits, and Rockets

Contact and Fluid Forces

Restoring Forces: Springsand Oscillations

Centripetal Forces: Rotational Motion