Probably showing my ignorance but how well do the replacements for Flash work now that iPhone users get the keys to their Javascript settings?
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From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ben Rubinstein
Sent: 18 September 2015 14:58
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Subject: Re: What now Flash is dead?
Hi Mike,
By no means a complete answer, but I'd suggest in most cases I'd ask either "why wouldn't we use HTML5 here?" or "why wouldn't we use video here?" (with a suitable codec, eg if it's an animation). Only if there was a reason to rule both of those out would I look elsewhere.
In regards to the-kinds-of-interactives-we-used-to-build-in-Flash, if the reason not to use HTML5 is lack of suitable level programming skills, there are tools - the one I'm somewhat familiar with is Hype [1] - which give a very Flash-like authoring interface, and deliver in HTML5. Definitely worth a look for people who were previously happy to create Flash interactives.
My 1p (sale now on)
Ben
[1] http://tumult.com/hype/
On 18/09/2015 14:49, Mike Ellis wrote:
> So Flash is dead, or at least in a ditch, slowly taking a last breath..
>
> One of many articles...
>
> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/24/adobe-flash-dying-am
> azon-google-chrome
>
>
> The question is - what replaces it? If you've got some in-depth stuff
> you want to show - mechanisms in old objects, how guns fire, zooming
> into clock workings - ...how?
>
> Is it WebGL? Is browser compatibility good enough? Is the capability
> there? Is it fast enough? Ok on mobile?
>
> Or... video?
>
> Or is the whole "interactive" thing a thing we need to re-think?
>
> Any good examples, thoughts....?
>
> Mike
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