Tom Higgins

And I'm out...

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:24:19 -0800

As mentioned in my last entry, today is my last day at Adobe and so I thought I'd stop and make one last post for y'all. I'm leaving the office today a mixed ball of emotions. On one side I'm...

Happy Trails

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:39:52 -0800

Nearly eight years ago I walked into the building at 600 Townsend Street here in San Francisco and entered the first floor area where Macromedia technical support used to be. I wore a nice shirt, a tie and shoes*, I...

Viacom to buy Atom Entertainment

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:47:18 -0800

Some big news is breaking today: Viacom's MTV Networks Agrees to Acquire Atom Entertainment I know there will be lots of questions from developers about how this will or will not impact Director and the Shockwave Player, notably the Shockwave...

PlaydoJam a finalist in the Flashforward Film Festival

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 10:13:54 -0800

PlaydoJam, a Shockwave 3D game incorporating Flash content, is a finalist in the Game category of the Flashforward Film Festival. Folks familiar with the game know why it's regarded as a great piece of content. Those not familiar with PlaydoJam...

Austin Game Conference

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:24:43 -0800

Just a quick announcement to let folks know that Adobe is sponsoring and will be on the exhibition floor at the Austin Game Conference in Austin, Texas next month. The conference runs for 3-days, September 6-7-8, and it makes for...

More news about the future of Director...

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:10:34 -0800

In addition to the latest FAQ we've posted about Director and the Shockwave Player under Adobe, I'd like to point out an interview I did with the folks at Digital Media Designer: "Director is Not Dead" - Adobe's Tom Higgins...

New Director and Shockwave Player FAQ Posted

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:34:49 -0800

A new FAQ document has been posted our website (adobe.com) that offers firm commitment to both Director and the Shockwave Player. While it may not have as much "meat" as folks would like I think it makes for a good...

Shockwave Player Update

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:11:28 -0800

Earlier today, we released an update to Shockwave Player as part of a multi-year distribution agreement with Google. As part of that agreement, we will be offering the Google Toolbar as part of the Shockwave Player install process. This agreement...

Phosphor Beta: Nick Kang shows us how it's done!

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:45:09 -0800

So it's been a while since I posted a good content link and I think it's high time I got back to that, especially because this week saw Nick Kang of Rasterwerks posting a link to the beta version...

Shockwave 10.1.1r16 Update Available

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:30:57 -0800

The Shockwave Player 10.1.1r16 update is now available from the Shockwave Player Download Center! This update release features a new Flash 8 Asset Xtra that allows the use of Flash 8 authored SWF assets. In addition to providing support for...

My interview on the Director Podcast

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:48:31 -0800

In case you haven't checked it out yet, Magicgate Software is now publishing a weekly Director-related podcast that's gaining popularity rather quickly. Being one who is always open to new forms of community involvement I happily accepted Skip's interview offer...

3D Model Resources: Extruding Vector Shapes

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:14:40 -0800

At long last I'm back with another Friday dose of undocumented fun in Director and the Shockwave Player. This particular undocumented technique is one that allows you to create 3D model resources by extruding vector shape cast members. This is...

SCORM & Director

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:41:27 -0800

Hey folks, just a heads up that Kraig Mentor, former Macromedian and now a developer for Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), has written a great new article for the Director Developer Center about SCORM & Director: Director and SCORM 1.3 SCORM...

Coming soon: Shockwave update release, including new Flash & QuickTime Asset Xtras!

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:58:53 -0800

Hey folks, I just wanted to post up a quick grass-roots style announcement that within the next month we will be posting an update to the Shockwave Player (version 10.1.1) that among other items includes two major bits of importance:...

Lists, Forums, Blogs: Where do you get your Director info?

Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:21:36 -0800

As I'm muddling my way through 2006 and still becoming comfortable being an Adobe employee I've found myself doing a lot of mailing list and forum coverage. I'm trying to be in touch with the Director developer community as the...