Rob Bateman (London, UK)
Rob Bateman is the co-founder of Away3D, a popular open source framework for producing realtime 3D graphics in Flash. He has been involved in programming for the web for over 10 years, and created his first 3D engine back in 2001 using Flash 5. It was pretty terrible. Since then he has worked for a variety of agencies and institutions, the longest stint at the BBC where he moved into Flash fulltime and created many successful games and applications for the BBC Sport and News websites.The Many Faces of Away 3D
Since its inception, the explosion of 3D Flash content around the world has still not fully subsided. Yet we are already seeing the beginnings of a secondary stage of evolution and innovation. Demand for 3D graphics in the browser is as high as ever, and with the help of its ubiquity, Flash is still the most compatible 3D plugin existing on the web today. More...
Workshop: Essential Away3D Techniques
A day of practical tips & tricks for producing Flash 3D content using the Away3D engine. Learn how to maximise the potential of Away3D with the co-founder Rob Bateman. Old and new features will be covered in detail, including the latest updates available in the 2.3 release. Topics range from generic 3d concepts to detailed walkthroughs of real-world techniques designed to aid 3D design and development in Flash. Full source code is provided for all explanatory demos. More...
Speaker Details
In 2007 after the initial launch of Away3D, Rob formed Away Media, a production & consultancy outfit whose work primarily involves projects using the Away3D engine. He is a certified Adobe community expert, and continues to lead engine development alongside the rest of the Away3D team.
Find his blog at http://www.infiniteturtles.co.uk