Flash Forward Conference, Boston 2007

Going to Boston in the fall is always a great time to go. But this year its even more interesting due to the Flash Forward Conference. My three days invovled…
Day 1
Adobe Keynote
Kevin Lynch, Adobe
Branding via Social Media for the Interactive Artist and Small Agency
Giovanni Gallucci
Creating and Selling Your Mobile Flash Content
Bill Perry, Adobe Systems
After Effects for Flash Users
Chad Perkins
Interactive Flash Video
Chris Florio, Passion Records

Day 2
AIR, Finetune Desktop, and the Circle of Engagement
Tony MacDonell, Teknision
Imagination + Technology
Craig Swann, CRASH!MEDIA
The Blind Sketchmaker: Exploring Evolutionary and Generative Art with Flash
Mario Klingemann, Quasimondo

Day 3
Creating Multiplayer Flash Games Using ElectroServer 4
Michael Grundvig, Electrotank, Inc.
Deploying Video with Flash CS3
Robert Reinhardt, Schematic
AIR Outside of the Box
Keith Peters, BIT-101
Beyond the Knowledge; The Art of Playing
Erik Natzke, Natzke DesignIt was’nt all work at Boston… All work and no play makes Jon a dull boy….

AIR and AI

I have been recently experimenting with Adobe Inetgrated Runtime, (AIR) and AI for some interactive art pieces. I’ve been experimenting more with emergence theory in mind when creating online interactive art pieces. Maybe the most complex systems are based upon simple interactions.