flash runtimes conquer the universe
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A panel at the 2014 Adobe Education Leader Institute at the heart of Adobe’s corporate headquarters in San Jose, California – with; Joseph Labrecque of the University of Denver, Andrew Phelps of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and Chris Campbell of Adobe Systems Inc.TRANSCRIPT
Andrew PhelpsDirector, RIT Center for Media, Arts, Games, Interaction & CreativityProfessor & Founder, School of Interactive Games & MediaRochester Institute of TechnologyAdobe Education Leader | Partner by Design Board Membermagic.rit.edu | andysgi.rit.edu | @RITMAGIC
We MAKE Things.(Games. Apps. Software. Hands. Libraries. Etc.)
We EDUCATE by publicly exploring what (and how) we MAKE.(Students, Faculty, Staff, Community, Public)
University
Research
Commercial
Production
So… Flash?
…isn’t that dead?
Our emerging student engineers ARE GREAT, but tend to:
a)Be US culture/install centricb)Focus initially on hype over prototypec) Start coding before they have a pland)Prioritize the device they have in hande)All of the above
It’s our job to fix this. That’s what education is.
So really,
a) We’re caught in a transition period (like always)b) Content > technologyc) There are proven technologies on the groundd) There are new experimental modelse) Markets are fragmenting across devices
That’s the world our students are entering.That’s the world we have to prepare them for.
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Chris Campbell | Product Manager & Customer Advocate
[email protected] - @liquidate Flash Runtime 2014
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Flash Player Stats
Over 95% of personal computers have Flash Player installed
Over half a billion computers check in with Adobe’s update servers daily
Flash Player comes preinstalled on all new Windows and Chromebook systems
Bundled with all Google Chrome browsers
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Adobe AIR Stats
Built with AIR 3.8 and higher:
311,000 unique applications
1.8 billion application installs and updates
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Runtime Compatibility
Compatibility Adobe is committed to supporting future versions of operating systems and
browsers
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Release Schedule
Releases occur every second Tuesday of the month
Major feature bearing releases once a quarter
Bug and security updates monthly if required
5/14 6/14 7/14 8/14 9/14 10/14 11/14 12/14 1/15 2/15 3/15 4/15 5/15 6/15
Flash 13Flash 14 Flash 15 Flash 16 Flash 17 Flash 18
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Features
Improvements for responsive design
Huge improvements for 3D graphics
Faster compilation times
Improvements to Flash Player distribution
New platform support – Intel Android
PPAPI Support
And more!
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Adobe AIR on Intel® Based Android
• AIR provides education publishers a path to extend the use of their Flash content on Android
• Protects your digital curriculum investment
• Key to unlocking publishers’ vast digital curriculum resources for use on Android tablets
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Intel is aggressively enabling Android tablets for the classroom
• Emphasis is on affordability, performance, and battery life
• Working with large and small manufacturers worldwide to make these tablets available now
• Enabling the move to digital educational content in the classroom
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Flash Player Updates
Do you have a difficult time keeping Flash Player secure and up to date?
Helpful Info to make your life easier -http://adobe.ly/1objrVA
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