[games_access] article

d. michelle hinn hinn at uiuc.edu
Tue Apr 1 16:26:18 EDT 2008


I totally understand about everything going into GAIM at the moment. 
I was thinking that down the line you might be interested in creating 
a version that people with a lesser grasp of something like Flash 
could also follow (ie, non-coders but educators who understand the 
curriculum bits).

Yeah, Director is definitely more robust! But because Flash is 
packaged with lots of other stuff, a lot of people who are new to all 
this choose the package so that they have the web editor, art 
program, etc too. But don't take this as a criticism of your work -- 
just suggestions for when you want to extend it when you get past the 
masters thesis! :)

Michelle

>Hey Michelle,
>
>Thanks!
>
>yes it can be adapted to Flash, not very hard, but at the moment all 
>time I can find goes into the GAIM, i.e my  master thesis. On the 
>other hand, any Flash coder could do that by simply looking at the 
>code in the article.
>
>and yes, the same thing with pricing for Director in Europe, 
>althought Director 11 has a lower price tag at least in the US than 
>earlier versions
>
>however, Director is used for other things than Flash, so it's more 
>a matter of what type of application you want to do
>
>/Thomas
>
>On 28 mar 2008, at 23.24, d. michelle hinn wrote:
>
>>Hey Thomas -- Great article! I like how you mention the 508 law -- 
>>the next time I speak to a group of educational technologists (a 
>>cross between educators and the highly computer-savvy) -- which is 
>>often -- I will point them to this!
>>
>>I'm wondering how many use director versus flash on an education 
>>front? Could this be adapted to include flash developers? In the 
>>US, at least, Flash comes bundled with educators special packages 
>>whereas Director is harder (and more expensive) for many to justify 
>>purchasing. Not sure how this is done in other countries but I've 
>>been seeing a lot more interest in Flash from US educators. So my 
>>only suggestion is to consider an additional article that considers 
>>Flash and it's less steep learning curve.
>>
>>Michelle
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>
>>>I seem not to get all replies from this list, perhaps my spam 
>>>filter is too tough
>>>
>>>
>>>trying again, since I haven't got replies
>>>
>>>
>>><http://www.adobe.com/devnet/director/articles/shockwave_accessibility.html>http://www.adobe.com/devnet/director/articles/shockwave_accessibility.html
>>>
>>>/thomas
>>>
>>>
>>>
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