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November 02, 2005

Director + Flash Communication Server : the basics

I have a number of Google alerts set-up so that I get daily news on certain keywords via email. Due to one of those alerts I managed to come across what appears to be a good introductory article that walks you through the basics of connecting to a Flash Communication Server from within a Director project using Lingo. For those looking for a good step-by-step tutorial on making the basic shared text (chat) or shared ball demos, I think is worth a read.

How Flash Communication Server is Helping the Multiplayer Game Industry
A Model for Dealing with the Flash Communication Server in Director

Enjoy.


Note: please be aware that there is a name change pending for newer versions of the Flash Communication Server MX 1.5, specifically the announced major version update soon to be released is called Flash Media Server 2.0. I'm mentioning this just to plant the seed so that later on folks might be less confused by the product name change. I will likely update the category name used here in my blog to reflect the new product name when it does ship.

Posted by thiggins at November 2, 2005 08:55 AM