Scarygirl: a game-changing Flash game

I have a bit of an inferiority complex when it comes to Flash as a games platform. I know from experience that Flash is a great tool for creating games, but I still can't stop myself looking for the next thing: XNA, iPhone, Unity3D, etc, etc. Maybe it's the lack of joypad support, maybe its the small window size, but something about Flash games just never seems as impactful as a console. I was trying to compose these thoughts into a blog post, when Scary Girl landed in my Twitter feed (follow twitter.com/iainlobb by the way). And wow is all I can say really. This is just awesome, and proof if proof were needed that Flash is the real deal for games. So I'm going to get over my tech envy for now, and replace it with some creative envy for this game... brought to you by the Australian tax payer I believe :)

Cheezeworld - another great blog about making Flash games

Following on from yesterday's recommendation of Game Poetry, here's the excellent Cheezeworld blog, with in-depth discussions on game Entity frameworks, collision detection, game Maths and lots more, with loads of great source-code for you to, err, borrow...

Game Poetry - absolutely the best blog about making Flash games

How did I miss this one? The Game Poetry blog has literally dozens of great articles about creating Flash and/or games. Sensible advice combined with a nice writing style make Urban Squall's little blog a great read. More like reading a book really, but in a good way.

The Princess Rescuing Application - a great lecture on game design

If you've got 15 minutes to kill and you want to get inspired, head of over to Lost Garden and download the pdf (or click here) of Danc's awesome presentation about how the principles of game design can be applied to creating usable applications. It's relevant whether you make games or applications, or like many of us, both.

Bio-bak, the best Flash website I have ever seen?

I'm not normally into just posting links, but the website I just went to - bio-bak.nl - is so cool, you gotta see it!