Need for Speed
- Difficulty: Expert
- Prerequisites: Good knowledge of the Flash platform
- Session Track: RIA,Flash
Session Detail
Humanity has driven a long way since Commodore 64's were all that was available to make tweeting and burping noises. Phenomenal growth has also been witnessed on the internet where users have gone from having slow computers with horribly slow internet connections to ridiculously fast computers with mind blowing internet connection speeds.
Internet users are speed hungry beasts who desire faster speeds and richer user experiences. This session will take you on a journey to explore the various web technologies available to developers and their relative performances of bitmap manipulation. From the traditional Java Applets and Flash coupled with Alchemy, PixelBender, TDSI and Haxe to the newer Silverlight and HTML5. The limits will be pushed by harnessing the hardware acceleration(GPU) using OpenGL.
By the end of the session you will have felt the adrenalin rush of rendering massive amounts of 3D particles spawning beautiful and interactive strange attractors.
Speakers
Manoj Vekaria (Sydney, Australia)
Noj has contributed many innovative filters to the Adobe Pixel Bender Exchange. In 2009 he won nVidia Pixel Bender Killer Competition "most technical" prize. He currently works for Sydney's RocketBoots as a developer. More...
Sushant Verma (Sydney, Australia)
Sushant is a developer at Sydney's RocketBoots. His most recent claim to nerdiness was spending a Sunday writing an iPhone web app that allows university students to track their friends usage of printers, computer labs and servers. More...
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