by stephanlange on March 21, 2012
How do those 2 fit together you ask? Microsoft has teamed up with Lionsgate to show off the latest HTML5 techniques (movie-like effect: stream, lens flare and video projections) and to promote IE9.
Check it out here
I had some issues getting onto the page, but I think it is because it is making the rounds in the internet and everybody is checking it out.
Nevertheless it is a pretty nifty and beautiful site and you have the ability to connect it to your facebook and your friends appear on billboards and screens.
The site also gives you some exclusive movie content and there are 2 easter eggs that reveal 2 never before seen clips.
- 1. In the Control Room you can type in "ivolunteer" on your keyboard after clicking on the map section
- 2. In the Avenue of Tributes you can click on Katniss and then Peeta to reveal a clip from the training center
I can’t wait for the movie to come out as it looks great and it looks like HTML5 is being pushed to its boundaries on this site.
Check out the trailer if you haven’t seen it.
@maniac13
by stephanlange on June 29, 2011
OK OK that might have been a not quite true statement (yet), but the google labs have a little tool called swiffy that converts Flash SWF files to HTML5, allowing you to reuse Flash content on devices without a Flash player (such as iPhones and iPads).
Swiffy currently supports a subset of SWF 8 and ActionScript 2.0, and the output works in all Webkit browsers such as Chrome and Mobile Safari. If possible, exporting your Flash animation as a SWF 5 file might give better results.
check out the 2 different animations here:
SWF
HTML5
Still in the early stages, but definitely promising. Hopefully soon it will support Actionscript 3, slice scaling, Scenes, Filters and advanced text rendering.
@maniac13
by stephanlange on February 20, 2011
I was stoked when I read the news a few month back and a few days ago the first TAT apps on the playbook were shown off and they are beautiful and show off what the playbook is capable off.
to note is that the weather app is written in HTML5 and the hardware does all the physics and accelerometer movements – sweet
here they are in action:
here is a nice long one for you
Can’t wait for some more stuff from TAT and playbook
@maniac13
by Dan Leon Krause on March 23, 2010
With the impending launch of the Apple iPad, the Cupertino-based company’s shunning of Adobe Flash technology has been brought to the forefront of technological discussions. While it was one thing to forgo Flash on a small, mobile device such as the iPhone or iPod Touch, some are questioning whether lack of Flash support is going to be a make-it-or-break it feature for the new slate devices arriving next month – devices which, if you believe Apple CEO Steve Jobs – are “better than netbooks.”
Interesting read and question to think about. Does anyone have any experience with testing the two?
Read more on The New York Times…
Also Flash Player 10.1 pre-release software demos and interviews the upcoming Flash Player 10.1 on mobile devices.
@dankrause
