What Can Flash Actually Do?
June 17th, 2009 | Friends | Categories: Art, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), Inspiration, Online, Technology | Tags: coding, experimental, flash, physics |
New technology isn’t always necessary in order to create innovative work online. Sometimes basic Flash can be innovative in itself.
There are more engaging ways to interact on sites than just clicking buttons. Flash simulating physics is much more reactive and malleable than a typical site experience. It can make the experience more immersive and playful, which in turn can make it more memorable.
Once you’ve seen the building blocks for this kind of use of Flash it’s a little easier to understand.
Lots of simple examples can be found online, especially from the personal websites of developers, where a lot of innovative ideas seem to be germinated (including Papervision 3D and Flash Augmented Reality).
Some simple and not-so-simple examples:
Mathieu Badimon’s experimental Flash lab site
Andre Michelle’s experimental Flash examples (most famous recently for his Tone Matrix, a not-so-simple example of coded Flash)
A pretty example from Andre Michelle.
Ty Lettau’s experimental Flash (click “experimental”)
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