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Flash Forward Conference Notes From September of 2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was a great conference to go to–mostly because it had a lot more
\nfuture vision then any other conference I had been to. I really think
\na number of the presenters were truly on the cutting edge of the web
\nand truly are shaping how people will use it in the near future.<\/p>\n

Video:<\/strong>
\nThere were a number of sessions on Web Video, one third of the sessions
\nwere on Flash an video.<\/p>\n

They really made me think about what the future will be like when bandwidth is no
\nlonger an issue–the web has the potential to be all interactive flash video without
\nthe need for a browser… or even a television at home… just use flash based
\ndesktop applications… in some ways, it almost makes html based web sites have
\nthe potential to become obselete. It was interesting to think about at the very least.<\/p>\n

I attended three session on the topic, one focusing on web cams, another on
\ncustomizing video interfaces, and another on interactive video (which was
\nvery cutting edge).<\/p>\n

There was a simple session on making videos with flash, with a bit of an intro on
\nhow to skin flash videos… which is now possible, although a bit complex. You can
\ncreate a simple custom skin fairly easily though without much coding… As soon as you
\nintroduce more then one video to a movie is gets complicated fast.<\/p>\n

There was another session basically on using flash for webcams which tied in nicely
\nwith the most interesting session I went to by Craig Swann. Craig’s session showed
\nhow he created flash videos on his computer that were intelligent… they could tell
\nhe was there and interact with his video stream using actionscript. If he was wearing
\ngreen, the flash movie would recolor his clothes to be red. He could get the flash
\nmovie to interact with him as he moved, all of which seemed very artistic. Basically,
\nit was as though computer was watching him and interacting with him–like his computer
\nhad an eye… a little 1984ish or big brotherish, and still extremely fascinating
\nand cutting edge.<\/p>\n

The emphasis on video was clear and it seems that Adobe really wants it to be the future
\nof the internet–interactive video.<\/p>\n

Adobe Air:<\/strong>
\nhttp:\/\/www.adobe.com\/devnet\/articles\/air_sample_apps.html
\nThere was a big focus on Adobe Air, a new application that allows you to
\ncreate desktop applications using flash that run in the background and allow
\npassive usage of the internet–i.e. content is brought to you while you do
\nother things. The possibilities are endless… One such application is called
\nfinetune shown below… This application was created with adobe air and allows
\npeople to share and mix playlists. It is an easy way to create a social networking
\napplication that runs on the desktop or in facebook.
\nhttp:\/\/www.finetune.com\/desktop\/
\nhttp:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/finetune<\/p>\n

One thing about adobe air that is of importance is that it takes the emphasis off
\nof using the web browser… basically, with adobe air you can create new apps with
\nflash that allow people to interact with the internet without a browser.<\/p>\n

Apparently, the HBS multimedia group is looking into using adobe air to take their
\nMBA Flash courseware used on the web and then package it up as a desktop app
\nthat they can then sell through HBSP.<\/p>\n

Sound:<\/strong>
\nI went to another session on using sound in flash. The biggest take away from that
\nsession was the concept that sound creates a mood and some people recognize and
\nare more open to hearing one sound over another. Using sound for navigation can
\nbe extremely helpful in giving people cues about where to go.<\/p>\n

Quark Interactive Designer:<\/strong>
\nApparently, quark has created an application to work with quark that allows print
\ndesigners to turn their print designs into flash based web designs quite easily,
\nwhich might have some possible uses for our group.
\nhttp:\/\/www.quark.com\/products\/interactivedesigner\/<\/p>\n

New Ideas:<\/strong>
\nThere were a number of ideas that also might be specifically useful for our group…<\/p>\n

One person suggested making a help overlay… when help is on, an overlay shows up
\non the page telling people what everything is… and when it is off, the overlay goes
\naway.<\/p>\n

One of the big take aways from the conference is the notion that an entire
\ngeneration of kids are spending most of their waking hours playing around on the
\ninternet. Their whole way of interacting is changing completely because of facebook
\nand other sites. 2nd life has the potentional to be the future of business meetings.
\nComputer users will be extremely advanced in the near future, especially MBA students,
\nand they will be incredibly good at multitasking.<\/p>\n

They will expect to receive their information in interactive video applications that
\nare essentially brought to them through aggregators–the new adobe media player is
\none such application meant to support this need: it is an interactive video aggregator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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