Interactive 3D World Map for TATA Communications
STC Associates asked me to produce yet another coverage map for TATA Communications! This time, since the data was pretty light and it included satellites, we thought doing it in 3D would add a bit of shinny. Truth be told, I am a 3D junky (obviously).
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Dynamic 3D Animation
A cool little flash project built in collaboration with STC Associates for an event during International Telecoms Week (ITW) 2010 in DC. The party was attended by over 1700 guests. They were asked to vote for a keyword to best represent the future of telecom. The result were rendered using this animation.
Originally I started using the built in 3D of FP10: that was a waste. Text looked horrible and native AS3 3D controls are not great. So I switched to Away3D and the amazing TextField3D class. The DOF is a simple blur applied to the ObjectContainer3D. I had a random movement on the camera but that was turned off in the event’s version.
Here are pictures of the animation and projection setup during the event.
3D render of a maze with hedges
A few 3D renders, mostly exploration around Puzzles, Mazes and Transparency. My favorite, the one with actual vegetation didn’t make the cut 
Dashboard and content bubles...
After sitting in limbo for a while TATA Communications and STC Associates finally launched the updated New World Ready site. Due to launch in October 2009 and subject to a very aggressive timeline for completion, I decided to use the GAIA Framework to build the site. On top of SEO optimization and Deep Linking, GAIA handles dynamic assets loading (like XML Data, Images, etc…) flawlessly. A real time life-saver.
Developed for the earlier version of the site, I had to update the 3D quiz to run in the flash site. I also developed a simple but custom video player. Coded in Flex and designed in the Flash IDE.
3D Carousel using Away3D
Latest iteration of my 3D carousel. Built for re-use, since this is a popular format these days. It uses Away3D, an extensive XML config and external XML data. Constructed using PureMVC, it makes extensive use of the ExternalInterface to interact with the site (and Google Analytics).
Video of interactive 3D projects
While going through some of the recent interactive 3D work I produced, I thought it would be nice to create a video showcase. I also wanted to explore the workflow for capturing and editing these flash projects in action. Music is by Danger.
Results of the Quiz
As part of a global brand awareness campaign, I was tasked with developing a flash quiz for TATA Communications. To spice things up we agreed to use Away3D to render the questions and results and make this a richer and more entertaining experience. I also added Javascript interfaces to integrate with Google Analytics and back-end answers collection.
Visit the New World Ready site or Take the quiz!
Motifs of the TCL Interactive Card
The 2009 version of the TCL holiday card was to offer multiple options of colors, motifs, logos and message.
Click to view the Flash card and the External Interface Controls via Javascript
New Homepage Flash Animated Banner
As part of the new S&D branding and website, I was to produce a new banner loader along with the banners. The usual tricks (XML driven, using external assets, etc…)
I did experiment a bit with duplications (see here for a great tutorial from Lee Brimelow). I stated to use the Natzke like animation but ended up writing a custom animation class that uses Tweener and its special Bezier modifier. I will post some of these experiments soon.
Complience 2008 Flash Animation
Back in October, I was tasked with animating this banner. It was a nice return to basic keyframe animation, away from pure AS3 coding! I only wish I could have used the new Bones feature of CS4/FP10…