{"assets":[{"original":"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/1680EXP_Adobe-Flash-11-Stage3D-Molehill-Game-Programming-Beginners-Guidecov-1.png","local":"\/data\/posts\/2011\/11\/754bad7f53825bc3923a309d548b9fc2.png"}],"author_link":"author\/mcfunkypants\/","author_name":"McFunkypants","cat":"LD #22","categories":["LD #22"],"comments":[],"epoch":1322237520,"event":"LD22","likes":18,"metadata":{"p_key":"77451","p_author":"McFunkypants","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"286302","p_title":"Life is great.","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1322237520","p_likes":"18","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"source_url":"2011\/11\/25\/life-is-great\/","text":"

\"\"<\/a>Life is so great. My Stage3D Flash11 gamedev\u00a0book was just published today!<\/p>\n

Easy-to-remember links for sharing with people verbally:\nhttp:\/\/mcfunkypants.com\/amazon<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/mcfunkypants.com\/book<\/a><\/p>\n

Shortest possible links:\nhttp:\/\/amzn.to\/tYmiSf<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/ptMfmP<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m listed on Amazon:\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adobe-Stage3D-Molehill-Programming-Beginners\/dp\/1849691681\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my page on the Adobe website:\nhttp:\/\/www.adobe.com\/devnet\/author_bios\/christer_kaitila.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is the product page at the publisher with more information:\nhttps:\/\/www.packtpub.com\/adobe-flash11-stage3d-molehill-game-programming-beginners-guide\/book<\/a><\/p>\n

Full table of contents with all topics listed:\nhttps:\/\/www.packtpub.com\/toc\/adobe-flash-11-stage3d-molehill-game-programming-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-table-contents<\/a><\/p>\n

The free sample chapter PDF, chapter 8:\nhttp:\/\/packtlib.packtpub.com\/sites\/default\/files\/1680EXP-Chapter-08-Eye-Candy-Aplenty!.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Demos of each chapter including the final game I teach readers to make:\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-1\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-2\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-3\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-4\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-5\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-6\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-7\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-8\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-9\/<\/a>\nhttp:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com\/2011\/flash11-stage3d-book-chapter-10\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Anyway, just thought I would share the happy news. I\u2019m also 95% done my second book \u201cGame Jam Survival Guide\u201d which already has a contract and ISBN number, and a third is in negotiations!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so grateful for all the good luck I have. I could not have done it without\u00a0+David Barnes<\/a>\u00a0+Maitreya Bhakal<\/a>\u00a0+Terry Paton<\/a>\u00a0+Thibault Imbert<\/a>\u00a0+Ryan Speets<\/a>\u00a0+Alejandro Santander<\/a>\u00a0+Mikko Haapoja<\/a>\u00a0+Evan Miller<\/a>\u00a0and so many more of my gamedev colleagues here, on g+ and twitter. There\u2019s a bit of each of you in the book.<\/p>\n

I must have saved the universe in a previous life since so many good things simply fall into my lap. Okay, a little hard work doesn\u2019t hurt\u2026 but overall I feel like the luckiest guy in the world on a daily basis. Perhaps just believing that you\u2019re lucky makes it so.<\/p>\n

Kind regards,<\/p>\n

Christer Kaitila\naka McFunkypants<\/p>\n

blog: http:\/\/www.mcfunkypants.com<\/a>\ntwitter: http:\/\/twitter.com\/McFunkypants<\/a>\ngoogle+: http:\/\/gplus.to\/gamedev<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. This is how I feel right now:<\/p>\n

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Tags: Book<\/a>, flash<\/a>, Life is great<\/a>, McFunkypants<\/a>, Stage3D<\/a>, SuccessStory<\/a><\/p>","time":"November 25th, 2011 4:12 pm","title":"Life is great.","title_was_empty":false}