flashconference


The flashconference is the first independent international European conference for the well known flash format. This year the conference is happening for the 12th time and mainly focuses on two things: news about flash's upcoming features, as well as glimpses into sectors which are of particular interest for games, film and TV, design, in-depth programming, art and iPhone app development. The flashconference presents workshops for flash users, artists and professional programmers.

Host: Wolfgang Schmidt-Sichermann

Friday, May 07


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14:00 - 15:00 Space Invaders - Breaking out with 3D Flash Games
Meidinger Saal Seb Lee-Delisle, Technical Director, Plug-in Media, pluginmedia.net
Why limit yourself to 2D in the browser when you can use 3D, webcam motion detection and massive projectors to invade the real space all around you? Seb shows how you can put the fun back into digital.
Whether through Flash games,projects that involve the wider digital community, or public art installations (see "Pyrotechnics for the People").

Seb Lee-Delisle has been working in digital media for over 15 years and is the founding partner at award winning digital agency Plug-in Media. His work has pushed the boundaries of what is possible in Flash, and has received many accolades including a BAFTA for the Plug-in Media project "Big and Small". As a member of the Papervision3D team, he is an expert in Flash 3D. He is regularly invited to speak at conferences, and has presented at iDesign, FITC, FlashForward and many others. He manages "FlashBrighton", a Flash platform user group.

Plug-in Media is an innovative digital media production company that uses cutting edge technology to deliver engaging, interactive entertainment experiences.



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15:00 - 16:00 10/GUI and Beyond: Complexity and Abstraction in UIs
Meidinger Saal R. Clayton Miller, http://10gui.com
10/GUI creator Clayton Miller takes an unconventional look at the history of the UI and how people are striving to advance the state of computer interfaces (himself included). The 10/GUI project will be covered, followed by some new ideas on how to further iterate its conventions and bring it closer to realization.

Clayton Miller is an American graphic and interaction designer from the Chicago suburbs. A longstanding fascination with design, interfaces and the visual arts set him on the path to interaction design, where his propensity for experimentation led to the creation of 10/GUI.

10/GUI is an independent, experimental project to advance the state of the desktop UI with concept models that leverage new technologies through human-centered design.



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16:00 - 17:00 Creating and Publishing Mobile Apps with Adobe® Flash® CS5
Meidinger Saal Florian Feiler, Head of Technology and Development, PLAN.NET solutions GmbH & Co. KG, www.plan-net.de
With Flash® CS5 you will be able to develop applications for many different mobile devices, not only for iPhones. In this session you will be guided through all neccessary steps, such as creating developer accounts, managing certificates, using the mobile APIs, testing your app and finally submitting it to the different stores.

Florian Feiler has been working with Flash® since the early days of ActionScript. After studying Multimedia at the SAE Technology College in Munich he went to Plan.net, a division of the Serviceplan Group. Since 2006 he is responsible for the whole Flash Development Team there, which has a strong focus on creating Rich Internet Applications.

Plan.net is one of the leading agencies in Germany for innovative and efficient digital campaigning. Having an integrated 360º communication expertise makes us your perfect partner for successful national and international digital communication. Plan.net is ranked the No. 3 top agency both in „newmedia“ (by w&v) and „creative“ (by Horizont).



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17:00 - 18:00 Flash Animation: From Web to TV
Meidinger Saal Raúl Escolano, Founder, Nikodemo Animation, www.nikodemo.com
An insight on the creative process, step by step, and visualization of some projects developed in the studio for Web and TV.

Nikodemo Animation founded in 2005 is specialized in producing cartoons not intended for a child audience which was a completely new concept for this sector in Spain. They put into practice a novel form of bringing to light and disseminating their main projects by posting them on the internet in a free to watch format.

Brands such as Warner, Paramount, Random House, Adobe, Ogilvy & Mather, Wunderman, Vodafone, Y&R, Coca-Cola, RedBull, Telefónica, L'Oreal, Quiksilver or Eastpak have opted for Nikodemo to handle their communication campaigns. They were pioneers in creating the biggest independent video producers group in Spain: www.nikodemo.tv and the first on-line festival: www.websereiesfestival.com.

Raúl Escolano (Barcelona, 1977) has a broad experience spanning 12 years in the world of communication and new technologies. In 2005 he founded Nikodemo together with his business partner Niko.