Use OpenSocial and the Google Application Engine to take your Flash game to the next level.
by Ming Zhang
January 21, 2009
here are many creative Flash games on the Internet. Most of them are single player games that are deployed on social
networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace. This article helps Flash game developers become familiar with OpenSocial, so they can take full advantage of its social features, and gain a wider audience.
Why are Flash games so popular? One important reason is the easy-access and cross-platform capabilities. After
development, you can play them anywhere, both locally or online. Also, you can play them without installing extra
items. In addition, you can play Flash games on many types of phones or mobile devices. These features are the goal of
OpenSocial. OpenSocial defines a common API that is supported by different sites such as MySpace, hi5, and Orkut
(complete list here). Building your game on the OpenSocial API (a JavaScript API) allows you to release them to different social networking sites.
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here are many creative Flash games on the Internet. Most of them are single player games that are deployed on social
networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace. This article helps Flash game developers become familiar with OpenSocial, so they can take full advantage of its social features, and gain a wider audience.
