29th March 2007 (29/03/2007)

A Usability Approach to Accessible Flash (19:00 – 20:00) – Niqui Merret
There may be hundreds of pages worth of standards and guidelines that are available to developers but most of them ignore or shun Flash. This leaves Flash developers with no information, no guides and no goal to work towards. Even if a Flash developer has the best interests of the users at heart, it can be difficult to work towards non-existent guidelines when you have no real concept of the consequences of your actions.
This session will focus on how different users interact with Flash by demonstrating a selection of both accessible and inaccessible Flash sites. Each site will illustrate challenges experienced by different types of users. Niqui will discuss in detail the barriers that each site poses and will make suggestions on how the issues can be overcome.

Play: Rediscovering Fun ( 20:15 – 21:15 ) – Aral Balkan
Hack it! Mash it up… Mix your JSON with your XML with your Flash Remoting. Suck up that API. Put it on your phone. Throw it on your Wii. Break it. Fix it. Play! Have fun!
Aral Balkan loosens his collar and goes barefoot to share his recent experiences in rediscovering the joys of Flash. Expect APIs, some spaghetti code and maybe even a few devices.

Prizes for the free raffle
1 hardback copy of Foundation Flash Applications for Mobile Devices signed by Mr Leggett himself.
1 copy of Advanced Flash Interface Design

Sponsored by friends of ED.

Broadcast
We will try and broadcast the event live, although the bandwidth at the venue is tight, so again no guarentees, and the number of connections may be limited (first come first served). View the broadcast live here.

When/Where
Date: 29th March 2007 (29/03/2007)
Time: 19:00 – 00:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Venue: Play, 58 Old St, EC1V 9AJ (click for map)
Nearest Tube: Barbican

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