Blast Theory are looking for a Flash Developer[Scanned]


Job Type: 	Freelance
Duration: 	30 Days between mid-July and October 07
Location: 	Portslade, Brighton
Fee: 		4,500

Job Description
You will be working with an internationally renowned interactive
artists' group to build a Flash application for a Nokia N800.  You will
work at Blast Theory's studios in Brighton under the direction of the
artists in Blast Theory and collaborate remotely with researchers from
the Mixed Reality Lab at Nottingham.

You will be responsible for:
Implementing designs for Flash interfaces from storyboards provided by
the 
group's artists Writing Actionscript for interface controls, application
logic and to interface with the N800 hardware.

Engaging with the artists in an iterative development process:
presenting designs and work in progress and incorporating comments and
feedback  from the artists and user tests.
Testing the application to ensure , as far as possible, that it is bug
free and runs within the hardware constraints of the Nokia N800.
Scheduling development time to ensure the delivery of working versions
of the application for key tests and milestones

Person Specification
This is a demanding project for an experienced Flash developer. You must
be a proficient programmer using Actionscript 2.0 with strong skills in
motion 
graphics and interface design.

The successful candidate will:
Have a flair for programming motion graphics and animation in
Actionscript
Have experience in application design using Flash with a good
understanding of object oriented programming
Be hard working, productive and relish working in a creative, artist led

environment
Be a good communicator with experience of team development work
Have an eye for detail and a passion for high standards
Have an understanding of the fundamentals of Unix commands (e.g.
navigational commands, copying files and editing files in a Unix
environment)
Ideally have a working knowledge of Fireworks MX and Photoshop CS

About the project
The application is the interface to a location based game run on a Nokia
N800 for an event at the Barbican in London, in October 2007. The
application will allow users to play  and record location tagged audio
and explore the city using an animated interface driven by location
data.  

The application will include:

Animated introduction and closing sequences
Interfaces for recording and playing back audio
Animated interfaces for visualising location data
Logic for switching between different modes/phases of the game

The application will connect to an EQUIP2 server running on the N800 to
retrieve location data and to trigger audio recording and playback. A
diagram showing the device platform is attached along with documentation
on the generic actionscript interface to EQUIP2.
(http://www.mrl.nott.ac.uk/~cmg/EQUIP2/)

Nottingham will provide examples of all actionscript for application's
interface to EQUIP2 and along with documentation of the class
definitions for any data types used in the application.

Equal Opportunities
Blast Theory aims to ensure that no applicant receives less favourable
treatment on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, disability,
marital status or sexual orientation. Applicants with access
requirements are advised to inform Blast Theory of this in their
application.

About Blast Theory
Blast Theory is renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous
artists' groups using interactive media, creating  groundbreaking new
forms of performance and interactive art that mixes audiences across the
internet, live performance and digital broadcasting. Led by Matt Adams,
Ju Row Farr and Nick Tandavanitj the group has a team of six and is
based in Brighton. 
 
Blast Theory has received four BAFTA Award nominations since 2002,
received the Golden Nica for Interactive Art at Prix Ars Electronica in
2003 and was presented with the Maverick Award at the Game Developers
Choice Awards in the USA in 2005.  
In  2006 the group won The Hospital's Interactive Media Award.

How To Apply
Please provide your CV along with examples of your work to 
mailto:[log in to unmask]

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