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My iTunes Flash Modules iTunes iMix Flash Module Client: Apple I developed these Flash modules for the iTunes Store to allow users to publish their iTunes content to the web. Role: Flash development. |
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Adobe Motion Design Center Client: Adobe Employer: Kadium This site was originally intended to use Flash as a more interactive way to showcase content. Ultimately the decision was made that this was not the best role for Flash, and the site on adobe.com was replaced with an HTML version. Role: I developed this entire site, including data management and programmatic animation throughout the site. |
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Ex'pression College Campus Tour Ex'pression College Image Gallery Client: Ex'pression College for Digital Arts Employer: Yellowduckdesign A virtual campus tour and xml-driven image gallery for Ex'pression College. Role: Flash development. Awards: 2007 Webby Award Nominee. |
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United States Air Force Base Locator Client: United States Air Force Employer: Kadium This is a "mash-up" using the Yahoo! Maps API to develop an interactive module to provide information on the various US Air Force bases. Role: Flash development. |
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Macromedia Dance Party Invitation Employer: Macromedia This was an invitation to a Macromedia company party, showcasing the new programming capabilities in Flash 5. Back then not many people had done advanced programming in Flash, so this was pretty new. Role: Developed dress-up and dance engine. Art and design by Carolyn Crampton and Jessica Browning. Awards: Silver Award, Rich Media/Online Advertising, SF Advertising Association Quote: "I didn't know you could do that in Flash" — Kevin Lynch, President, Macromedia |
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Plasma Promotion Client: Discreet Logic, Inc. This was a promotional demo for Plasma, a 3D tool for web developers. I thought Plasma was cool, but ultimately the product had a hard time finding a market, and Discreet never published a version 2.0. Role: In addition to creating this promo, I created the brand identity for Plasma (the orange stretchy logo), which was used for the packaging and other promotional materials. |
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Discreet Holiday E-Card 2001 Client: Discreet Logic, Inc. This was a holiday greeting card for Discreet. Role: Animation and design, based on a print version of the card. |
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Macromedia Holiday Greeting Card 1999 Employer: Macromedia This was a holiday greeting card for Macromedia. Role: I animated everything except the weird middle part, where the laptop 'explodes.' |
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Director 8.5 About Screen Employer: Macromedia This was the "About" screen in Macromedia Director 8.5. Role: I designed and developed this entire module, including 3D modelling, animation, sound and programming. requires Shockwave |
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Director 8.5 Tech Demo Employer: Macromedia This was a technology demo used to showcase some of the new 3D features in Director 8.5. Role: Design, development, 3D modelling and animation. requires Shockwave |
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Hula-Hooping Cow Employer: Macromedia I made this hula-hooping cow for fun one day, and the folks at Macromedia liked her enough to use this in their online feature tour. Apparently, this was a huge hit in Japan, and the Japanese division of Macromedia used this extensively in their promotions of Director 8.5. Role: 3D modelling and animation, development. requires Shockwave |
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Slide Puzzle Game Employer: Internet Learning Corporation This was created as a lightweight "loader game" that would play while other content was downloading. Role: Design and development. |
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Darts Game Employer: Internet Learning Corporation This was created as a lightweight "loader game" that would play while other content was downloading. Because this was for an international audience, the game and instructions had to be more or less language-neutral. Role: Design and development. |
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Rock Band Moshpit Madness Client: Addicting Games Employer: Mondo Studios A crowd surfing game made to promote the game Rock Band. Role: Flash development. |
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Ren & Stimpy's Crazy Cannon Client: Addicting Games Employer: Mondo Studios A simple and fun little game starring Ren & Stimpy. Role: Flash development. Art and animation by Lippy |
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Ren & Stimpy's Robin Höek Client: Addicting Games Employer: Mondo Studios Another simple Ren & Stimpy game. Role: Flash development, plus a bit of the art and game design. |
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NeoPets PetPet Adventures Client: Sony Computer Entertainment Employer: Kadium This is the official game site for the PlayStation Portable game NeoPets PetPet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing. Role: I designed and developed the engine for the game, and animated many of the in-game items. |
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The Snowflake Factory Employer: Orange Design This is the 2007 interactive holiday greeting from Orange Design. Role: Flash development. |
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Possum Death Spree Client: AtomShockwave Employer: Mondo Studios A silly game with lots of blood. Role: Flash development, blood art. |
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Jeanne D'Arc Official Game Site Client: Sony Computer Entertainment Employer: Orange Design This is the official game site for the PlayStation Portable game Jeanne D'Arc. Role: Flash development. |
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World Poker Tour Ad Banner Client: 2K Sports Employer: Kadium This was an ad banner for the World Poker Tour video game, which would actually allow the user to play a few hands of Texas Hold-Em within the ad. Role: Developed the poker engine, including the remarkably bad-at-poker AI, in less than a week. |
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Tomb Raider: Legend Interactive Ad Client: Eidos Employer: Kadium This was one of those intrusive overlay ads for Tomb Raider: Legend. Role: I wrote the "wavy image" algorithm. Design by Greg Hawkins at Kadium. Awards: Interactive Advertising Competition Webby Award |
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Leapster Learning System Employer: LeapFrog, Orange Design I spent two years as a technical lead for the Leapster, a handheld educational game system. In addition to developing games, I helped to define the various APIs and best practices as we launched the platform. Games were developed in Flash and C++. I have recently created some more Leapster titles with Orange Design. I originally developed this game (at Orange Design) for the Leapster, and later helped convert it to run on the web: Get Puzzled: Critter River Developed at LeapFrog: SpongeBob SquarePants Spider-Man Dora the Explorer Wildlife Rescue Junie B. Jones Kindergarten First Grade Learning with Leap Letters on the Loose Developed at Orange Design: Pet Pals Get Puzzled Disney Princesses: Worlds of Enchantment |
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Particle Farm This is an interactive module for creating various effects in Flash. I was particularly happy with the way the sliders came out. I wanted to create a simple user interface element that could select not just a single value but a range of values. |
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Lava Lamp By combining some of the new filters in Flash 8, I discovered this "blobbing" effect, and it seemed perfect for a lava lamp. I also made desktop versions of the lava lamp: Mac | Windows |
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Giraffes This combines my love of animation, giraffes, mouse interaction, and trigonometry. |
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Spider Web This is a somewhat realistic spider web created with spring physics. |
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Flash Effects These can be considered programmer "sketches," little demos of ideas that pop up from time to time. In some of these demos, you'll have to click or move your mouse to see the effect. Focus Smoke Lightning Streaks Outlines 1 Outlines 2 Outlines 3 Orgo Blobs Falling Snow |
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Photography I am an avid amateur photographer. I'm still learning every day, and sometimes I get lucky and get a decent shot or two. |