Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Blockdot
Blockdot (see their logo in Fig. 14.6) is a leading producer and
provider of casual games and company-sponsored advergames.
Blockdot has created over 800 games for a broad range of leading
brands and companies, including American Airlines, AT
T, Gen-
eral Motors, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft, LEGO, Microsoft, Motorola,
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Ms, Nokia, Universal Pictures, and Verizon.
Case Study: Orlando/Orange County Convention
& Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Blockdot built
atrulyuniquegameenginein
which players are challenged to find the photo of an iconic Orlando
hotspot hidden inside a picture montage. The picture montage itself
is made up of thousands of smaller photos.
Blockdot used ActionScript 3
“
Find My Smile,
”
s Client Library to create an
experience that allowed players to access pictures from their Face-
book account to use in the game, save their own picture montages
created within the application, post their scores on their Facebook
walls, and send gameplay notifications to their friends. See
Figures 14.7 and 14.8 for example images from the Orlando/Orange
County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. case study.
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Figure 14.6
Blockdot.
Figure 14.7
“Find My Smile” game for Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc.
