Mirrored Video Object in Flash
When using the webcam in your flash applications, it can be handy to flip the video object so it acts like a mirror. Many of the flash webcam demos out there does exactly this, usually by setting the scaleX property…
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Building Preschool Apps
As promised here are my slides from my talk at INPlay this week. I really had a great time at INPlay.
Building Apps for Preschoolers – INPlay 2010
Job Post – Bilingual children’s web editor
zinc Roe seeking a freelance bilingual children’s web editor (freelance)
zinc Roe is a new media studio specializing in building games and websites for children. We are seeking a web editor to handle content updates, promotions, and email correspondence with…
Obscure YouTube player bugs on the iPhone
While debugging our new Tickle Tap Toddler Pack iPhone app, I had to fix a couple of obscure bugs caused by the YouTube video on the app’s info screen. After watching the video, none of the sound effects in Sound Shaker work…
Ontario College Fail
Today’s blog post started out as a comment on What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges. I share Ryan’s general frustration with how Ontario’s colleges are failing to serve either their students or our industry.
I’ve had my share of experiences with…
Giving Back
For the past few years zinc Roe has supported a number of charities. It’s part of being a good corporate citizen. Everyone on our team puts forward the name of one charity to give to. It’s a great chance to…
Tickle Tap Spotlight: Field Flier, Pattern Painter and Color Collector
Just in time for the holidays, we now have three more Tickle Tap Apps available for download on the iTunes App Store!
Field Flier is a highly imaginative app that’s jam-packed with all-original (and quite wonderful!) illustrations, animations, music and sound…
Preview Color Collector!
Color Collector, the playful preschool color quest, is coming soon to the iTunes App Store! This inventive app uses iPhone camera, and it makes it exciting for children to discover colors wherever they are. See Color Collector in action!
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Taking a look at Adobe Stratus
I had some time to take a look at what Adobe Labs has been up to and got caught up on Stratus. Stratus is a (currently free) service Adobe provides that enables peer 2 peer communication between multiple instances of…
Tickle Tap Spotlight: Sound Shaker, Count Caddy and Sort Slider
Hurrah! The first three apps in our Tickle Tap App series are now available for download on the iTunes App Store. Sound Shaker is a sound-making designed for preschoolers, but so far it’s a hit among children of all ages. (You know something is…