Tester Readme

Author: Lee Eason (lee@5ss.net)
last updated: 10/21/2003

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What is tester.swf?
- Tester is a special flash movie that is designed to test the new save game feature
  in pnFlashGames version 0.8.

What does it do?
- When you enter text into the Outgoing box and click "Save Data", the movie sends a 
  request to the pnFlashGames component the same way a game developer would.  The 
  method looks like this:
	pnConnector.saveGame(outgoing);

  So basically, it is just asking pnConnector (the instance name of the pnFlashGames
  component) to save the text in the Outgoing box.

  When you click the "Load Game" button, a request is sent to pnConnector asking it to 
  load any previously saved data.  The component communicates with PostNuke, which knows
  the id of the movie and the username of the current user.  You will never see data that
  another user saved, nor will you ever see data for another game.

What is the friggin point?
- The point is to prove a new concept.  That the game developer no longer needs to 
  learn .php or database design.  PostNuke literally handles all of the data transfers
  and storage.  This frees the game developer to do what they do best: make cool games.