PureMVC (19:00 - 20:00) - Paddy Keane
In this session, Paddy will explain the advantages of using the PureMVC framework, giving it an overview, covering best practices and expound his experiences thus far in using it. He’ll go into the purpose of frameworks, an overview of PureMVC, comparisons to other frameworks and examples of PureMVC in use.

The 3rd Way: Handling 3D on the Web ( 20:15 - 21:15 ) - Rob Bateman
In this session, Rob investigates how the available 3d possibilities on the web have shifted since the outbreak of open source 3d engines in Flash (Papervision3d, Away3d and Sandy), and compares the relative merits between them and other current competing 3d formats. He goes on to analyze what constitutes good use of 3d, illustrating by example how things can be done well, what happens when 3d is abused, and how the application of 3d can be approached in order to create a compelling and intuitive experience.

Prizes for the free raffle
2 conference passes to FiTC Amstedam 2008 donated by FiTC.
1 copy of Essential ActionScript 3.0 donated by Adobe.

We will also have some Adobe rock candy and stickers.

Sponsored by FiTC.

When/Where
Date: 31st January 2008 (31/01/2008)
Time: 19:00 - 23:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Venue: CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS (click for map)
Tube: Barbican

You need to register and sign-up if you wish to attend and be entered into the raffle. You can sign-up in the sidebar on the right of the front page or at the bottom of the post here.

Piss-up
Come and join us for some beers and smokes to celebrate this thing called Christmas!

When/Where
Date: 20th December 2007 (20/12/2007)
Time: 19:00 - 23:00
Venue: The Dragon Bar, 5 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4AQ (click for map)
Nearest Tube: Old Street

You don’t need to register and sign-up but a list of who plans to attend would be helpful. You can sign-up in the sidebar on the right of the front page or at the bottom of this post here.

Touching the Future (19:00 - 20:00) - Richard Leggett
In this session, Richard will take a look at computing in 2012. Not too far away at all, but far enough for things to have become a little bit more interesting, especially in the world of Flash and HCI.
There’ll be prototypes, videos and hands on demonstrations all in order to try to get a feeling for the kind of things we will be making and using in the near future.
The session will not be too technical in its nature, but explanations will be given as to how everything is made, with room for questions to get into a little more detail.

Collaboration in Education ( 20:15 - 21:15 ) - Elmer Zinkhann
In this talk Elmer will show us the current results of his research on how digital media may be used to enhance face-to-face communication between pupils as well as exploring ways how devices can interact with eachother. As a part of his post-grad studies in Industrial Design Engineering he will deconstruct the design process through examples and illustrations which led to a product-service solution parts of which are prototyped using Flash.

Prizes for the free raffle
Adobe ‘Flash on the Beach’ T-shirts donated by Adobe.
Essential ActionScript 3.0 books donated by Adobe.

We will also have some Adobe rock candy and stickers.

Sponsored by Adobe.

When/Where
Date: 29th November 2007 (29/11/2007)
Time: 19:00 - 23:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Venue: CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS (click for map)
Tube: Barbican

You need to register and sign-up if you wish to attend and be entered into the raffle. You can sign-up in the sidebar on the right of the front page or at the bottom of the post here.

Beyond Flash: Computational Design with Processing (19:00 - 20:00) - Karsten Schmidt
This talk will be focusing on the role of code as general design language & open source tool making to enable more creative freedom of expression as well as give us access to different approaches for solving design issues. We will be looking at numerous work examples and uncover the processes behind. Most of the work is created in Processing but the conceptual side equally applies for Flash users.

Creating T-shirts with Flash ( 20:15 - 21:15 ) - Zoltan Csaki
Outlining the process behind the ‘Muslim Jesus’ t-shirt, Zoltan will talk about using Flash in a non-traditional way as well as the personal project that inspired the illustration in the first place.

Prizes for the free raffle
2 copies of Processing: Creative Coding and Computational Art donated by friends of ED.

Sponsored by friends of ED.

When/Where
Date: 25th October 2007 (25/10/2007)
Time: 19:00 - 23:00 (doors open at 18:30)
Venue: CosmoBar, 50-54 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PS (click for map)
Tube: Barbican

You need to register and sign-up if you wish to attend and be entered into the raffle. You can sign-up in the sidebar on the right of the front page or at the bottom of the post here.