Stephen Calender Programming Blog


Attitudes Towards Video Games

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I stumbled across this paper that I wrote in 2007 while earning my Master’s at Carnegie Mellon University. The society’s perception of video games seems to have become even more polarized. This was written just a few months after Rob Blagojevich’s ‘Safe Games Illinois Act’, which tried to restrict sales of amoral games, was ruled unconstitutional (I’m so glad we had an ethical guy like Rob in office). Enjoy. Full Article

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3D Rendering and Flash Games

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There has been a lot of recent development in 3D ActionScript engines, the most popular of which is Papervision3D. What does this advance in technology mean for Flash games? Full Article

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Obstacles for Flash Game Development

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Flash is far from perfect. In fact, there is an entire micro economy providing support for things Adobe left out. Full Article

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Why Flash will be King of Web Development for the Foreseeable Future

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The answer is simple: market share. Full Article

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