Abercrombie and Fitch: Crestron and Flex
A quick test of the current Flex interface for iDesign communicating to the Creston control system 2 states away..








A quick test of the current Flex interface for iDesign communicating to the Creston control system 2 states away..
Another app created for Scribelabs and their customers – the Advertising Research Foundation. A sort of ‘iTunes in the sky’ this Flex app allowed authenticated subscribers to either stream and view ARF content or download to their iPod. Fun little example done in Flex and using custom TileList renderers…
For the American Psychiatric Association convention, programmed an interactive case study synchronized in realtime across 28 wireless laptop computers.
In a partnership with Intel utilizing their VIIV technology, AOL demonstrated their new settop digital video recorder to the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show. They contracted me to create this demonstration using Macromedia Director, originally thinking it could all be done via the timeline. Realizing that this was slowly becoming more of an R and D…
In 2000 was commissioned to author an e-Learning application that used high-quality local media in a class structure, configured remotely by communicating with a server running Coldfusion pulling test questions from an online database. Tracking the user – their answers and how much time between responses specifically for training purposes – this application was accepted…
You know that old adage that the cobbler’s children have no shoes? Well, it basically describes when we’re so busy providing for clients that we don’t have time to take care of our own needs; thus this website. I’ve been thinking of doing a complete overhaul, moving work items into a portfolio custom post type…
Bumble and bumble University is a multifunctional facility using technology to teach advanced haircutting techniques to students that come into NYC from all over the country. Programmed for VideoSonic, this combination of a Macromedia Director front-end talking to a Crestron Control System back-end allows instructors to control all elements within the classrooms or auditorium: lights…
Continuing Medical Education Virtual Activities In one six month period, managed and oversaw the design, development and content of over 18 different continuing medical education cdroms complete with multiple presententations consisting of either video or audio, powerpoint slides, faculty references, documentation, post-tests, evaluation and personal information input. Driven by external xml configuration files, each cdrom…
For the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York, and working with VideoSonic again, helped with the programming of three presentation rooms which again used multiple projectors, screens, various media source (dvd/cd/cassette/slide) and a multiple camera teleconferencing system all controlled through Crestron.
Dunkdog was a website that tracked and ranked basketball players in a highschool age league. Using Wordpress, custom post types were created and linked together in order to facillitate the player and team database and rankings. Player post types utilized categories as data points such as height, weight, position and class to link to…
The Federal Reserve of New York Using a number of Crestron control systems, programmed a number of training rooms, a large dinging hall, and a conference room with controlled devices (ie dvd, vcr, projectors, screens, lighting, wireless microphones, Gentner teleconferencing system). Designed the user interfaces for each.
Made while still on the Maxon Cinema4d beta test team, testing the Shockwave3d exporter for Macromedia Director. Strange that 10 years on and we’re almost redoing what had already been done with fake quads in Director – but now in Flash with Papervision3d, or Away3d or others… I miss doing 3d. Will have to make…
High-end Audio environments for boutique hotel in Times Square. Seven stereo audio zones including four Lounges and a dance floor. Custom programmed DSP processing and control using Biamp Audiaflex and Crestron. Underwater and glass panel speakers create unique ambiance for Sauna, Pool and Shower Room. Audio Request Digital Music Server and DJ system. Low-profile subwoofers…
In rethinking the Hyperion Books website we imagined how the website could best be explored; when you enter a book store or library you can lose hours of time as you naturally progress from subjects of interest, or seeing what other works are by a favorite author. Thinking of what constitutes a book or author…
Helped implement a 7-video and multitrack audio experience in the Intrepid Naval Museum. Utilizing a smpte track as a lock for the audio and video, midi controlled the raising and lowering of the screens, dimming of the lights and expulsion of fog machines to allow visitors to best experience a kamikaze attach upon the vessel…
Programmed a cross platform application for Chase Manhattan Bank clients utilizing a searchable database of bank depositories, allowing one to view search results based on various ratings criteria.
An crossplatform cdrom made for Lehigh County Community College as an interactive searchable brochure and course information kit. Featuring in depth information about the school, a tuition calculator, videos from students and an offline full database of courses.
VideoSonic installed a VIDS12-DVD Server as the both the Display and Control engines for this dynamic exhibition that highlights milestone events in Lightolier’s 100 year corporate history. Video shows are synchronized on 12 widescreen LCD monitors; the lighting in the showcases illuminate to show the actual objects featured in the video. Using LED lighting in…
For the relaunch of Marvel Comics’ website, I pulled together this music video / demo of sorts as a teaser for the Comicon crowd. Basically spent a day or so getting static pages from Marvel.com, as well as capturing video of interactive assets (now easily done with ‘screencast’ software, but this was 16 years ago!);…
Not only were we creating weekly Cybercomics, but we also started to make a monthly serial in the vein of the old radio shows. The Secret Adventures of Captain America were written by the likes of Ben Raab (now doing Warehouse13 on scifi), James Felder and Joe Kelly (co-creator of Ben 10) – it was…