Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction to Games -- The Elements of Game Design -- Making a Basic Game: Whack a Capsule -- Block Breaker: Simple Motion and Collision -- Moon Fighter: Background Scrolling, Scripted Motion, and Nested Projectile Collision -- Sound for Games -- Making a Sound-Based Game: Sound Hunter -- Saving Data -- Physics for Games -- Mars Racer: Using Physics in Games -- Optimization for Games -- The Optimized Game: AA Bomb -- Entering the Third Dimension -- A 3D Game: Asteroid Run -- Creating Standalone Games -- Portable Games -- ActionScript for Games Primer -- The Future of Games -- A ASCII Character Chart -- B Key Codes -- C About the CD-ROM -- Index.