Kevin Fair
Stock Ticker Game – Now Facebook Connect-Enabled
The following is a game that I developed as a means to learn Flash and Actionscript programming. Stock Ticker is a game that I have fond memories of playing when I was younger (usually after a few BEvERages at the cottage).
After the basics of the game were complete, the project then served as a learning experience for developing Facebook applications (it can be accessed on Facebook here).
Now, it has been helpful in working out how to integrate applications via Facebook Connect.
In order to play this game you need to Login Using Facebook by clicking the button below.
When you finish logging in, this page will reload and you can click to play the game.
What Is Facebook Connect?
Facebook Connect is a means by which Facebook functionality can be enabled in third-party sites. Think of it as a Facebook application sitting outside of Facebook. One of the most common uses is to enable site login via Facebook (as is done here) to avoid the need for account registration.
This implementation only scratches the surface of the available capabilities. Facebook Connect can be used to view and post status updates, friend lists, events, photos and more. As time allows, I will try to integrate the social elements into this application (to enable multi-player mode and more).
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