Starling Framework

Starling was initiated in 2011 by Adobe shortly after introducing the Stage3D API in their AIR and Flash run-time systems. Stage3D allows utilizing the GPU inside the Flash Player via a low-level API; Starling should simplify the transition for developers by providing an accompanying high-level API built on top of Stage3D.{{cite web|url=https://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/introducing_Starling.html |title=Introducing Starling |publisher=Adobe Developer Connection |date=September 21, 2011 |accessdate=December 19, 2013}}

The framework has seen rapid adoption over the years, being utilized in many games from both independent and commercial developers.{{cite web|url=http://gamua.com/blog/2013/09/games-round-up/ |title=Games Round-Up |publisher=Gamua |date=September 26, 2013 |accessdate=November 13, 2013}} It is now a part of the Adobe Gaming SDK.{{cite web|url=http://gaming.adobe.com/technologies/gamingsdk/ |title=Adobe Gaming SDK |publisher=Adobe Gaming |date=December 4, 2012 |accessdate=December 19, 2013}}

Since Starling's introduction, several Open Source libraries were published by 3rd party developers that depend on Starling and extend its functionality.

• [http://www.feathersui.com/ Feathers] allows the creation of light-weight user interfaces for both mobile and desktop games and applications.
• [http://citrusengine.com/ Citrus Engine] is a game engine that is most popular for its Platformer starter-kit.
• [https://dragonbones.github.io Dragon Bones] is a 2D skeletal animation solution, available as a plugin for Flash, exporting animations for Starling.
• [http://www.andysaia.com/radicalpropositions/starlingpunk StarlingPunk] is designed for developing 2D Flash games, inspired by the popular [http://useflashpunk.net FlashPunk] framework.
• [http://www.flox.cc/ Flox] is a Backend as a Service targeting especially Starling developers (and built by the same team).
• [http://gamebuilderstudio.com/ GameBuilder Studio] is an Open Source Game Engine and visual WYSIWYG tool for creating professional cross-platform 2D games. Optimized for mobile and web using the Starling rendering engine. [Ouya Target | Platformer plugin | Isometric | Multiplayer via Plugin.IO, etc.]

• Cairo
• OpenFL

{{Reflist}}

• Thibault Imbert: Introducing Starling, O'Reilly Media Inc., November 14, 2012, {{ISBN|978-1-449-32091-1}}
• Juwal Bose: Starling Game Development Essentials, Packt Publishing, December, 2013, {{ISBN|9781783983544}}
• Tinic Uro (September 21, 2011) [http://blog.kaourantin.net/?p=138 Why Starling (or any other 2D framework on top of Stage3D)?]

• [https://gamua.com/starling Official Website]
• [http://forum.starling-framework.org/ Official Support Forum]
• [http://wiki.starling-framework.org/ Official Community Wiki]
• [https://github.com/PrimaryFeather/Starling-Framework/ Source on GitHub]
• [http://www.hsharma.com/tutorials/starting-with-starling-ep-1-intro-setup/ Starting with Starling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025082120/http://www.hsharma.com/tutorials/starting-with-starling-ep-1-intro-setup/ |date=2015-10-25 }} video course (free)
• [http://www.lynda.com/ActionScript-tutorials/Building-Flash-Games-Starling/98951-2.html Building Flash Games with Starling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203114258/https://www.lynda.com/ActionScript-tutorials/Building-Flash-Games-Starling/98951-2.html |date=2020-12-03 }} video course (commercial)
• [http://www.lynda.com/Feathers-tutorials/Building-Mobile-App-Feathers-Starling/140375-2.html Building a Mobile App with Feathers and Starling] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019054250/https://www.lynda.com/Feathers-tutorials/Building-Mobile-App-Feathers-Starling/140375-2.html |date=2017-10-19 }} video course (commercial)
• [http://gamedevelopment.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-learn-starling-framework--gamedev-10760 How to learn Starling Framework], an extensive tutorial and overview
• http://typedarray.org/introducing-starling-js/

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