I was just cleaning up some folders and found an old school project. Here is the first flash game that I’ve ever done. It was part of the class “Multimedia Programming” that i took in early 2003. It is a super simple snowboard game. Use your arrow keys to control the snowboarder and try to collect the points and avoid the trees. It’s a really rough prototype and i never completely finished it but it’s fun!
To provide a better user experience, we often use content delivery solutions at Big Spaceship, like Limelight or Akamai, to host bigger files and reduce load time. (Although this cuts into the user’s time spent watching pretty loaders.)
During a recent project, we ran into a couple of security errors loading external module.swf files from a different domain than main.swf. The idea was to have a basic framework in main that controls IN and OUT animations of the modules and have all additional functionality in the module.swf itself. All loaded swf files extended Big Spaceships StandardInOut Class to be controllable from the main file, so we could easily cast the loaded modules.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Alienware’s All Powerful have been named Pixel Award winners in the categories of “Movies” and “Geek,” respectively.
Allpowerful.com is the most recent Project i have completed over at Big Spaceship. The site is heavily loaded with really nice transition-videos and most amazingly starts with a dynamic intro-video that shows your location on a 3D globe. The Site is localized for 38 Countries including languages like chinese, japanese and arabic. If you are in the US you might need a code to see the Restricted-Section which is: 6179
“[...] In launching Alienwares M17x laptop, they, along with Enfatico, enlisted Big Spaceship to promote the global product release. The result? AllPowerful.com
As you arrive at this celestial experience, Alienware’s all-knowing technology detects your location before pulling you aboard a spacecraft. From there, you are introduced to the M17x – the most powerful 17” laptop in the universe. The specimen lab allows you to explore the tech specs, design and special features (like facial recognition) that this gaming machine offers. You can also scour the surveillance room and the restricted materials, which showcase behind-the-scenes footage, screensavers and other pass code-protected goods.
[...] The experience, available in 17 languages, coincides with product sales in dozens of countries. For those ready to obtain the power of the M17x, we created a seamless user experience to transition to the purchase page.” explains Big Spaceship.
Have fun exploring the site: AllPowerful.com
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