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.

andy@magic.rit.edu | magic.rit.edu | @ritmagic

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Chris Campbell | Product Manager & Customer Advocate

ccampbel@adobe.com - @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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