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Flash on the Beach Miami

Just as the Flash literati are descending on Brighton it turns out that John Davey (Mr Flash on the Beach) has bigger plans… As if it’s not enough to set up a massive conference here in Brighton (an unbelievable 1050 tickets sold this year), he’s crossing the Atlantic to another famous beach, with hopefully better […]

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Speaking at Microsoft Remix Brighton tomorrow!

Goodness. That’s come up quick. I’m speaking tomorrow straight after the keynote at Microsoft’s Remix conference here in Brighton. I’m actually really looking forward to presenting for an hour without mentioning the “F” word 😉 So I’ll be covering such rivetting subjects as : Make your work more fun Code beautiful things Sound can change […]

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Adobe MAX scrimps on speaker expenses… again

Just when we thought this particular battle was over, it seems that Adobe have slipped back into their old habits. I was approached by Adobe a few weeks ago to speak at MAX Milan, and, like Aral before me, I had to turn them down. Why? Because they have a policy of not paying for […]

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Flash on Tap now a possibility!

I’ve got good news, and bad news. The bad news first, Flash on Tap, the world’s first Flash and Beer festival has been postponed until May 28th – 30th. The good news : Flash on Tap, the world’s first Flash and Beer festival has been postponed until May 28th – 30th! What this means that […]

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Resisting the cheezy puns

Unless you’ve been sitting under a rock for the last week, you’ll have noticed that the Singularity conference has now been renamed <head>. In an utterly shameless flurry of bad head-related jokes, Aral explains the reasons behind this change. This is going to be an interesting one, that’s for sure – way cheaper than traditional […]

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Papervision training – win $125 off!

I’m just putting the final touches on my training workshop in Cologne next week and as there are a few spaces left I thought it may be fun to have a little competition to win $125 off a ticket! So I worked it out with the Rich Media Institute and can now offer the discount […]

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So long and thanks for all the particles…

[kml_flashembed movie=”/wp-content/uploads/manual/2007/introweb.swf” width=”445″ height=”340″ FVERSION=”9″ QUALITY=”high” /] After yesterday’s rather well received Papervision3D session, I’m now gearing up for what will probably be the last time I present my particles session, Kaboom!!! Blowing things up in Flash I feel like I’m laying a close friend to rest, they’ve been with me through the years, the […]

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FlashBelt is gonna rock!

I’m really looking forward to FlashBelt this year, meeting up with Dave Schroeder, and all my good flasher friends, especially Jeremy Thorp, who hasn’t made it to any other conferences since last year’s FlashBelt. It’s always a great one, hitting above it’s weight in terms of the calibre of speakers Dave attracts. And I’m giving […]

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Papervision3D Simplified at FlashBrighton

Catch my new Papervision3D Simplified session at FlashBrighton next week (Tuesday 27th May) in my home town Brighton, UK. In this presentation, I’ll show you how to create 3D objects in code, import them from other 3D apps and even make a simple game. My plan is to make Papervision3D so accessible, you’ll wonder why […]

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Gideon interviews Hauwert, Moock and the GMunk

I always dreamed of being on the muppet show, and thanks to FITC and the world famous designer Gideon, I may just have found the next best thing! And of course Papervision team-mate Ralph Hauwert was up for the same treatment. But my favourite has to be GMunk and Colin Moock (now renamed the MoockBot) […]