1. STARLING FRAMEWORK

2. It is a Actionscript 3 Framework. Used to Built 2D Games. Built on top of Stage 3D. Port of Sparrow Framework from iOS. STARLING FRAMEWORK What is Starling Framework?

3. Free and Open Source. Platform Independent. Familiar AS3 API (Mimics Flash display list). Supported by Adobe. STARLING FRAMEWORK What is Starling Framework?

4. STARLING FRAMEWORK Previously codenamed “MOLEHILL”. A set of low-level GPU-accelerated APIs. Runs on top of OpenGL and DirectX on desktop and OpenGL ES2 on mobile devices. Stage 3D

5. STARLING FRAMEWORK Before Flash Player 11, 3D rendering was performed without using 3D hardware acceleration. All 3D rendering was accomplished using the software mode that relied on the CPU for rendering. Software mode is slow and cannot be used to render detailed 3D scenes. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which is part of the video hardware of a computer is totally dedicated to rendering objects in 3D. Stage 3D – Going Deep in 3D

6. STARLING FRAMEWORK Hardware Acceleration. Faster Rendering. Better Performance. Awesome Games. Advantages

7. STARLING FRAMEWORK Games Angry Birds on Facebook Whack River of Olympus Spaced Away Enlarge your Underpants Bestial Combat Zombie Sports

8. STARLING FRAMEWORK Starling Framework Official Site http://gamua.com/starling/ Stage 3D http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/stage3d.html More on Starling http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/introduci ng_Starling.html http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/introduci ng_Starling.html http://www.molehillgaming.com/ Links & References