waxpraxis

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by waxpraxis 16y ago
I'm currently finding out what information we're allowed to share about how the avatar works and what went into developing it. The problem is we're so far down the totem pole I probably won't know for a while yet. :-/ http://automatastudio
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
I've been working on the periphery of this project for about a year now (my company created the on screen "avatar" that's shown at Watson's podium on stage) and it's been amazing to watch as Watson has progressed. Some of the early matches
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He coded great black boxes, so we made an awesome Arduino-powered one for him(automatastudios.com)
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The Interactive Media/HTML5 Impedance Mismatch(waxpraxis.org)
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The Endless Mural (HTML 5 generative art tool)(endlessmural.com)
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Punk Mathematics(kickstarter.com)
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Ah certainly. They are all tools - you use the correct tool for the situation. For entertainment purposes I would want to make sure Flash was in my tool belt.
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
The specs are public and unencumbered: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/ What would submitting to a standards body give them? If they are to continue moving Flash forward with new versions every 18-20mo they can't wait for a standards body
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
This is going to be a very interesting debate moving forward. Flash has shown what happens if you let all elements of a page have the same rights to resources - and Adobe is working on ways of dealing with the issue. Now HTML5 is going to h
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Ah, but why then was Flash at the same kind of penetration #s prior to Flash supporting video (Flash 6)? Also, as I mentioned in my post not all video is meant to be in a little rectangle on the page.
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Maybe YOUR lizard brain, but we ALL have to remember - we're geeks. One of my son's favorite sites is http://www.pigeonpresents.com/ (don't bother looking at the source if you prefer your sanity). It's a simple site for kids, but doing ma
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
What do you mean by "small definitions of better"? Can you do a cartoon with synchronized sound with HTML5? Better is a matter of "does it work for enough of your audience that it makes sense to build it". If you know your audience and can
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Some browsers can do all of those things - but you've still only scratched the surface of what Flash can do TODAY with 98% penetration. As for webcam support, some people feel that HTML 5 as a spec will be fully out there and usable by 2022
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Sure - but it's a constantly running cycle, people seem to forget that. HTML 5 will get adopted given enough time - but by that point Flash will have moved on and will do more and do it better. Then HTML will catch up again... etc. You can
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
How more open do you want it? You are free to make your own player against the open specification. Fully open isn't the answer for everything. Flash is the most widely distributed piece of software ever - it got that way by NOT being forked
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Right - but when did XmlHTTPRequest first rear it's head? 1999. When did AJAX actually take off? 2005. Six years. During the same time Flash went from a no scripting (well it was essentially programming via madlibs with Flash 4) to ActionSc
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by waxpraxis 16y ago
Ah, but necessary is the key word there. Very little that Flash is used for is necessary, it's almost always about entertainment. HTML 5 is well suited to overtake some of the reasons developers have to use Flash - inline video players and
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Why I don't want Flash to die (and you shouldn't either)(waxpraxis.org)
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by waxpraxis 17y ago
Hi! I'm one of the creators (Branden). For folks that are interested - HYPE is a creative-coding framework for ActionScript 3 (Flash). The idea is that there's a lot of power in the language, but there are a lot of designers and other new d